AktevsAyeConfusable pair

Quick tell: Akte is a noun, Aye is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Akte” is a noun and “Aye” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,506
“Akte” frequency rank
#40,408
“Aye” frequency rank
48914
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Akte Aye
Definition Sammlung von Aufzeichnungen, die inhaltlich zusammengehören nordfriesischer männlicher Vorname

Letter map: Akte vs Aye

Shared letters muted; letters that set Akte and Aye apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Akte
3 ch
Aye

Grammar separator: Akte vs Aye

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Akte is anoun and Ayeaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48914, 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]. Aye is at rank #40,408, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 48914, this pair ranks #1,230,870 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Akte vs Aye

Shared letters: ae. Private to "Akte": kt. Private to "Aye": y.

"Akte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Aye" · 3 letters · shape VVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Akteaket · akkte · aktte · atke · kate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Akte" and "Aye" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Akte" is a noun and "Aye" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Akte" vs "Aye" - which ranks higher?
"Akte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,506 in our German list, against #40,408 for "Aye". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Akte" and "Aye". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Akte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,230,870 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Akte" and "Aye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aye vs puzzles". 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 #1,230,870 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list