Which to use
“akzeptiere” is a verb and “akzeptiert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,078
- “akzeptiere” frequency rank
- #4,587
- “akzeptiert” frequency rank
- 20665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | akzeptiere | akzeptiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs akzeptieren | etwas mit seinen Besonderheiten und Eigenarten angenommenes; etwas, was zumindest hingenommen wird, wenn es vielleicht auch nicht unumschränkt bejaht wird |
Where the eye mixes akzeptiere and akzeptiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. akzeptiere (VCCVCCVVCV) and akzeptiert (VCCVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: akzeptiere vs akzeptiert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: akzeptiere is [ˌakt͡sɛpˈtiːʁə] while akzeptiert is [akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “akzeptiere” becomes t in “akzeptiert”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20665, 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]. akzeptiert is at rank #4,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced [akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 20665, this pair ranks #1,895,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of akzeptiere vs akzeptiert
Shared letters: aeikprtz. Private to "akzeptiere": -. Private to "akzeptiert": -.
"akzeptiere" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCV · "akzeptiert" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- akzeptiere ← akezptiere · akkzeptiere · akzepitere · akzepptiere · akzepteire · akzeptieer · akzeptierre · akzeptiree
- akzeptiert ← akezptiert · akkzeptiert · akzepitert · akzepptiert · akzepteirt · akzeptierrt · akzeptiertt · akzeptietr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "akzeptiere" and "akzeptiert" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "akzeptiere" or "akzeptiert" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "akzeptiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "akzeptiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "akzeptiere" and "akzeptiert" 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 #1,895,167 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.