Which to use
“Akte” is a noun and “akuter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,506
- “Akte” frequency rank
- #22,604
- “akuter” frequency rank
- 31110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Akte | akuter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sammlung von Aufzeichnungen, die inhaltlich zusammengehören | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs akut |
Where the eye mixes Akte and akuter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Akte runs 4 letters (VCCV) against akuter's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Akte vs akuter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Akte is [ˈaktə] while akuter is [aˈkuːtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31110, 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]. akuter is at rank #22,604, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈkuːtɐ].
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 31110, this pair ranks #1,734,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Akte vs akuter
Shared letters: aekt. Private to "Akte": -. Private to "akuter": ru.
"Akte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "akuter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Akte" and "akuter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Akte" vs "akuter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Akte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "akuter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,734,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Akte" and "akuter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "akuter vs Auster". 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 #1,734,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.