Which to use
“Aktionär” and “Aktionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,906
- “Aktionär” frequency rank
- #3,015
- “Aktionen” frequency rank
- 33921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aktionär | Aktionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inhaber von Aktien, und damit Miteigentümer einer Aktiengesellschaft | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aktion |
Where the eye mixes Aktionär and Aktionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Aktionär and Aktionen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Aktionär and Aktionen
A purely visual mix-up. Aktionär ([akt͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]) and Aktionen ([akˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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 33921, 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]. Aktionen is at rank #3,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 33921, this pair ranks #1,675,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Aktionär vs Aktionen
Shared letters: aiknot. Private to "Aktionär": rä. Private to "Aktionen": e.
"Aktionär" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "Aktionen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Aktionen ← akitonen · akktionen · aktinoen · aktioenn · aktionenn · aktionne · aktionnen · aktoinen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Aktionär" for "Aktionen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Aktionär" vs "Aktionen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Aktionär" and "Aktionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aktionär" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aktionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aktionär" and "Aktionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aktionär vs Aktionären". 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 #1,675,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.