Which to use
“Akute” is a noun and “akuter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,488
- “Akute” frequency rank
- #22,604
- “akuter” frequency rank
- 37092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Akute | akuter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Akut | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs akut |
Where the eye mixes Akute and akuter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Akute runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against akuter's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Akute and akuter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Akute is [aˈkuːtə] while akuter is [aˈkuːtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Akute” sits inside “akuter”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37092, 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]. akuter is at rank #22,604, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈkuːtɐ].
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 37092, this pair ranks #1,599,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Akute vs akuter
Shared letters: aektu. Private to "Akute": -. Private to "akuter": r.
"Akute" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "akuter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Akute" for "akuter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Akute" vs "akuter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Akute" and "akuter" 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 "akuter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,599,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Akute" and "akuter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "akuter vs Auster". 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 #1,599,017 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.