Which to use
“Aktiengesellschaft” and “Aktiengesellschaften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,853
- “Aktiengesellschaft” frequency rank
- #43,693
- “Aktiengesellschaften” frequency rank
- 56546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aktiengesellschaft | Aktiengesellschaften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kapitalgesellschaft, bei der das Grundkapital in Aktien zerlegt ist | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aktiengesellschaft |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Aktiengesellschaft and Aktiengesellschaften apart are highlighted. They share 18 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Aktiengesellschaft ([ˈakt͡si̯ənɡəˌzɛlʃaft]) and Aktiengesellschaften ([ˈakt͡si̯ənɡəˌzɛlʃaftn̩]) 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) - “Aktiengesellschaft” sits inside “Aktiengesellschaften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aktiengesellschaft is recorded at frequency rank #12,853, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈakt͡si̯ənɡəˌzɛlʃaft]. Aktiengesellschaften is at rank #43,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈakt͡si̯ənɡəˌzɛlʃaftn̩].
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 56546, this pair ranks #936,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Aktiengesellschaft vs Aktiengesellschaften
Shared letters: acefghiklnst. Private to "Aktiengesellschaft": -. Private to "Aktiengesellschaften": -.
"Aktiengesellschaft" · 18 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCVCCCCCVCC · "Aktiengesellschaften" · 20 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Aktiengesellschaft ← akitengesellschaft · akktiengesellschaft · akteingesellschaft · aktiegnesellschaft · aktienegsellschaft · aktiengeesllschaft · aktiengesellcshaft · aktiengesellscahft
- Aktiengesellschaften ← akitengesellschaften · akktiengesellschaften · akteingesellschaften · aktiegnesellschaften · aktienegsellschaften · aktiengeesllschaften · aktiengesellcshaften · aktiengesellscahften