akzeptierevsakzeptierenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,078
“akzeptiere” frequency rank
#3,351
“akzeptieren” frequency rank
19429
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature akzeptiere akzeptieren
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs akzeptieren sich mit etwas einverstanden erklären

Where the eye mixes akzeptiere and akzeptieren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. akzeptiere runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCV) against akzeptieren's 11 (VCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
akzeptiere
11 ch
akzeptieren

Look-alike desk: akzeptiere vs akzeptieren

A purely visual mix-up. akzeptiere ([ˌakt͡sɛpˈtiːʁə]) and akzeptieren ([ˌakt͡sɛpˈtiːʁən]) 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) - “akzeptiere” sits inside “akzeptieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

akzeptiere is recorded at frequency rank #16,078, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌakt͡sɛpˈtiːʁə]. akzeptieren is at rank #3,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌakt͡sɛpˈtiːʁən].

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 19429, this pair ranks #1,908,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of akzeptiere vs akzeptieren

Shared letters: aeikprtz. Private to "akzeptiere": -. Private to "akzeptieren": n.

"akzeptiere" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCV  ·  "akzeptieren" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • akzeptiereakezptiere · akkzeptiere · akzepitere · akzepptiere · akzepteire · akzeptieer · akzeptierre · akzeptiree
  • akzeptierenakezptieren · akkzeptieren · akzepiteren · akzepptieren · akzepteiren · akzeptieern · akzeptierenn · akzeptierne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "akzeptiere" and "akzeptieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˌakt͡sɛpˈtiːʁə] versus [ˌakt͡sɛpˈtiːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "akzeptiere" or "akzeptieren"?
"akzeptieren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,351 in our German list, against #16,078 for "akzeptiere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "akzeptiere" and "akzeptieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "akzeptiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "akzeptieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,908,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "akzeptiere" and "akzeptieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "akzeptiere vs akzeptierst". 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 #1,908,412 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