Which to use
“akzeptiert” and “akzeptierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,587
- “akzeptiert” frequency rank
- #32,899
- “akzeptierten” frequency rank
- 37486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | akzeptiert | akzeptierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit seinen Besonderheiten und Eigenarten angenommenes; etwas, was zumindest hingenommen wird, wenn es vielleicht auch nicht unumschränkt bejaht wird | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs akzeptiert |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set akzeptiert and akzeptierten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
akzeptiert and akzeptierten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “akzeptiert” sits inside “akzeptierten” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
akzeptiert is recorded at frequency rank #4,587, classified as anadj, pronounced [akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯t]. akzeptierten is at rank #32,899, tagged as anadj, pronounced [akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 37486, this pair ranks #1,588,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering akzeptiert vs akzeptierten
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