Which to use
“Aktie” is a noun and “aktives” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,139
- “Aktie” frequency rank
- #15,810
- “aktives” frequency rank
- 21949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aktie | aktives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anteilsschein am Grundkapital einer Aktiengesellschaft | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aktiv |
Where the eye mixes Aktie and aktives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Aktie runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against aktives's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Aktie with aktives
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aktie is [ˈakt͡si̯ə] while aktives is [akˈtiːvəs]. 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 21949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aktie is recorded at frequency rank #6,139, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈakt͡si̯ə]. aktives is at rank #15,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [akˈtiːvəs].
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 21949, this pair ranks #1,880,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Aktie vs aktives
Shared letters: aeikt. Private to "Aktie": -. Private to "aktives": sv.
"Aktie" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "aktives" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Aktie" and "aktives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Aktie" or "aktives" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Aktie" and "aktives" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aktie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aktives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,880,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aktie" and "aktives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aktives vs antikes". 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 #1,880,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.