AktionärvsAktionärenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,906
“Aktionär” frequency rank
#37,344
“Aktionären” frequency rank
68250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aktionär Aktionären
Definition Inhaber von Aktien, und damit Miteigentümer einer Aktiengesellschaft Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aktionär

Where the eye mixes Aktionär and Aktionären

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Aktionär runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against Aktionären's 10 (VCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Aktionär
10 ch
Aktionären

Why the eye confuses Aktionär with Aktionären

A purely visual mix-up. Aktionär ([akt͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]) and Aktionären ([akt͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən]) 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) - “Aktionär” sits inside “Aktionären”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aktionär is recorded at frequency rank #30,906, classified as anoun, pronounced [akt͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Aktionären is at rank #37,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akt͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən].

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 68250, this pair ranks #513,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Aktionär vs Aktionären

Shared letters: aiknortä. Private to "Aktionär": -. Private to "Aktionären": e.

"Aktionär" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "Aktionären" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Aktionär" for "Aktionären" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([akt͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯] versus [akt͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Aktionär" vs "Aktionären" - which ranks higher?
"Aktionär" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,906 in our German list, against #37,344 for "Aktionären". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aktionär" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aktionären" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #513,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aktionär" and "Aktionären" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aktionäre vs Aktionären". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #513,867 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