AktievsAkuteWhich spelling fits?

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“Aktie” and “Akute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,139
“Aktie” frequency rank
#14,488
“Akute” frequency rank
20627
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aktie Akute
Definition Anteilsschein am Grundkapital einer Aktiengesellschaft Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Akut

Where the eye mixes Aktie and Akute

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Aktie (VCCVV) and Akute (VCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Aktie
5 ch
Akute

Look-alike desk: Aktie vs Akute

A purely visual mix-up. Aktie ([ˈakt͡si̯ə]) and Akute ([aˈkuːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20627, 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]. Akute is at rank #14,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈkuːtə].

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 20627, this pair ranks #1,895,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Aktie vs Akute

Shared letters: aekt. Private to "Aktie": i. Private to "Akute": u.

"Aktie" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV  ·  "Akute" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aktie ← akite · akktie · aktei · akttie · atkie · katie
  • Akute ← akkute · aktue · akuet · akutte · aukte · kaute

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Aktie" for "Akute" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈakt͡si̯ə] versus [aˈkuːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Aktie" vs "Akute" - which ranks higher?
"Aktie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,139 in our German list, against #14,488 for "Akute". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Aktie" and "Akute" 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 "Akute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,895,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aktie" and "Akute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Akute vs azure". 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 #1,895,556 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