Which to use
“ahnte” is a verb and “Akte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,244
- “ahnte” frequency rank
- #8,506
- “Akte” frequency rank
- 30750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahnte | Akte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ahnen | Sammlung von Aufzeichnungen, die inhaltlich zusammengehören |
Where the eye mixes ahnte and Akte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ahnte runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against Akte's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ahnte vs Akte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ahnte is [ˈaːntə] while Akte is [ˈaktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahnte is recorded at frequency rank #22,244, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaːntə]. Akte is at rank #8,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaktə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30750, this pair ranks #1,741,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ahnte vs Akte
Shared letters: aet. Private to "ahnte": hn. Private to "Akte": k.
"ahnte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Akte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ahnte" and "Akte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ahnte" or "Akte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ahnte" and "Akte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ahnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Akte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahnte" and "Akte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahnden vs ahnte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,741,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.