Which to use
“Akute” and “Akuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,488
- “Akute” frequency rank
- #15,289
- “Akuten” frequency rank
- 29777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Akute | Akuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Akut | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Akut |
Where the eye mixes Akute and Akuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Akute runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against Akuten's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Akute vs Akuten
A purely visual mix-up. Akute ([aˈkuːtə]) and Akuten ([aˈkuːtn̩]) 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) - “Akute” sits inside “Akuten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Akute is recorded at frequency rank #14,488, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈkuːtə]. Akuten is at rank #15,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈkuːtn̩].
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 29777, this pair ranks #1,760,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Akute vs Akuten
Shared letters: aektu. Private to "Akute": -. Private to "Akuten": n.
"Akute" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Akuten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Akute" for "Akuten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Akute" or "Akuten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Akute" and "Akuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Akute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Akuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Akute" and "Akuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Akute vs azure". 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 #1,760,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.