Which to use
“Akte” and “Akteur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,506
- “Akte” frequency rank
- #21,514
- “Akteur” frequency rank
- 30020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Akte | Akteur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sammlung von Aufzeichnungen, die inhaltlich zusammengehören | Person, die handelt, die etwas tut |
Where the eye mixes Akte and Akteur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Akte runs 4 letters (VCCV) against Akteur's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Akte vs Akteur
A purely visual mix-up. Akte ([ˈaktə]) and Akteur ([akˈtøːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Akte” sits inside “Akteur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Akte is recorded at frequency rank #8,506, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaktə]. Akteur is at rank #21,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akˈtøːɐ̯].
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 30020, this pair ranks #1,755,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Akte vs Akteur
Shared letters: aekt. Private to "Akte": -. Private to "Akteur": ru.
"Akte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Akteur" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Akte" and "Akteur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Akte" vs "Akteur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Akte" and "Akteur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Akte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Akteur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Akte" and "Akteur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Akte vs Atze". 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 #1,755,906 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.