AktionärenvsAktionenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,344
“Aktionären” frequency rank
#3,015
“Aktionen” frequency rank
40359
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aktionären Aktionen
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aktionär Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aktion

Where the eye mixes Aktionären and Aktionen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
Aktionären
8 ch
Aktionen

Why the eye confuses Aktionären with Aktionen

A purely visual mix-up. Aktionären ([akt͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aktionären is recorded at frequency rank #37,344, classified as anoun, pronounced [akt͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən]. 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 40359, this pair ranks #1,510,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Aktionären vs Aktionen

Shared letters: aeiknot. Private to "Aktionären": . Private to "Aktionen": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aktionenakitonen · akktionen · aktinoen · aktioenn · aktionenn · aktionne · aktionnen · aktoinen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Aktionären" and "Aktionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([akt͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən] versus [akˈt͡si̯oːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Aktionären" or "Aktionen"?
"Aktionen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,015 in our German list, against #37,344 for "Aktionären". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aktionären" 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 #1,510,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aktionären" 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 #1,510,777 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