Which to use
“Akteur” and “Akteure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,514
- “Akteur” frequency rank
- #7,266
- “Akteure” frequency rank
- 28780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Akteur | Akteure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die handelt, die etwas tut | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Akteur |
Where the eye mixes Akteur and Akteure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Akteur runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against Akteure's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Akteur and Akteure
A purely visual mix-up. Akteur ([akˈtøːɐ̯]) and Akteure ([akˈtøːʁə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Akteur” sits inside “Akteure”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Akteur is recorded at frequency rank #21,514, classified as anoun, pronounced [akˈtøːɐ̯]. Akteure is at rank #7,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akˈtøːʁə].
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 28780, this pair ranks #1,778,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Akteur vs Akteure
Shared letters: aekrtu. Private to "Akteur": -. Private to "Akteure": -.
"Akteur" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "Akteure" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Akteur" and "Akteure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Akteur" vs "Akteure" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Akteur" and "Akteure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Akteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Akteure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Akteur" and "Akteure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Akteur vs akuter". 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 #1,778,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.