Which to use
“Aktiven” is a noun and “aktives” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,557
- “Aktiven” frequency rank
- #15,810
- “aktives” frequency rank
- 19367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aktiven | aktives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Aktiver | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aktiv |
Where the eye mixes Aktiven and aktives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Aktiven and aktives follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Aktiven with aktives
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aktiven is [akˈtiːvn̩] while aktives is [akˈtiːvəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “Aktiven” becomes s in “aktives”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aktiven is recorded at frequency rank #3,557, classified as anoun, pronounced [akˈtiːvn̩]. 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 19367, this pair ranks #1,909,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Aktiven vs aktives
Shared letters: aeiktv. Private to "Aktiven": n. Private to "aktives": s.
"Aktiven" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aktives" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Aktiven" and "aktives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Aktiven" or "aktives"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Aktiven" and "aktives" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aktiven" 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 #1,909,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aktiven" 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 #1,909,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.