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“Akteur” and “Akteuren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,514
- “Akteur” frequency rank
- #17,795
- “Akteuren” frequency rank
- 39309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Akteur | Akteuren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die handelt, die etwas tut | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Akteur |
Where the eye mixes Akteur and Akteuren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Akteur runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against Akteuren's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Akteur vs Akteuren
A purely visual mix-up. Akteur ([akˈtøːɐ̯]) and Akteuren ([akˈtøːʁən]) 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) - “Akteur” sits inside “Akteuren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39309, 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]. Akteuren is at rank #17,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akˈtøːʁən].
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 39309, this pair ranks #1,540,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Akteur vs Akteuren
Shared letters: aekrtu. Private to "Akteur": -. Private to "Akteuren": n.
"Akteur" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "Akteuren" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Akteur" and "Akteuren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Akteur" or "Akteuren"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Akteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Akteuren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Akteur" and "Akteuren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Akteuren vs Amateuren". 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 #1,540,325 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.