Which to use
“aktive” and “aktives” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,500
- “aktive” frequency rank
- #15,810
- “aktives” frequency rank
- 19310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aktive | aktives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aktiv |
Where the eye mixes aktive and aktives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aktive runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against aktives's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aktive with aktives
A purely visual mix-up. aktive ([akˈtiːvə]) and aktives ([akˈtiːvəs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “aktive” sits inside “aktives”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aktive is recorded at frequency rank #3,500, classified as anadj, pronounced [akˈtiːvə]. aktives is at rank #15,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [akˈtiːvəs].
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 19310, this pair ranks #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aktive vs aktives
Shared letters: aeiktv. Private to "aktive": -. Private to "aktives": s.
"aktive" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "aktives" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aktive" and "aktives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aktive" vs "aktives" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aktive" and "aktives" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aktive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aktives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aktive" and "aktives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aktives vs antikes". 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 #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.