Which to use
“Akte” and “Akute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,506
- “Akte” frequency rank
- #14,488
- “Akute” frequency rank
- 22994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Akte | Akute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sammlung von Aufzeichnungen, die inhaltlich zusammengehören | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Akut |
Where the eye mixes Akte and Akute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Akte vs Akute
A purely visual mix-up. Akte ([ˈaktə]) and Akute ([aˈkuːtə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22994, 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]. Akute is at rank #14,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈkuːtə].
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 22994, this pair ranks #1,867,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Akte vs Akute
Shared letters: aekt. Private to "Akte": -. Private to "Akute": u.
"Akte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Akute" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Akte" for "Akute" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Akte" or "Akute" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Akte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Akute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,867,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Akte" and "Akute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Akute vs azure". 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 #1,867,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.