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

#22,605
“akzeptierte” frequency rank
#32,899
“akzeptierten” frequency rank
55504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature akzeptierte akzeptierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs akzeptiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs akzeptiert

Where the eye mixes akzeptierte and akzeptierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. akzeptierte runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVVCCV) against akzeptierten's 12 (VCCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
akzeptierte
12 ch
akzeptierten

Visual trap between akzeptierte and akzeptierten

A purely visual mix-up. akzeptierte ([akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯tə]) and akzeptierten ([akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “akzeptierte” sits inside “akzeptierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

akzeptierte is recorded at frequency rank #22,605, classified as anadj, pronounced [akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯tə]. 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 55504, this pair ranks #976,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of akzeptierte vs akzeptierten

Shared letters: aeikprtz. Private to "akzeptierte": -. Private to "akzeptierten": n.

"akzeptierte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCV  ·  "akzeptierten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • akzeptierteakezptierte · akkzeptierte · akzepiterte · akzepptierte · akzepteirte · akzeptieret · akzeptierrte · akzeptiertte
  • akzeptiertenakezptierten · akkzeptierten · akzepiterten · akzepptierten · akzepteirten · akzeptieretn · akzeptierrten · akzeptiertenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "akzeptierte" and "akzeptierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯tə] versus [akt͡sɛpˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "akzeptierte" or "akzeptierten"?
"akzeptierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,605 in our German list, against #32,899 for "akzeptierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "akzeptierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "akzeptierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #976,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "akzeptierte" and "akzeptierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "akzeptierst vs akzeptierte". 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 #976,979 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