actors

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/[…]/ noun

The verdict

“actors” is uncommon German (frequency #96,614 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,614
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs actor

Corpus desk

Index DE-actors · actors · German

actors · rank #96,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,614
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzusenken

Nearest frequency peer: abzusenken (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „actors“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „actors“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for actors
PropertyValue
Headwordactors
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „actors“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.actorsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abzusenken“ (#96,613), „adaptiven“ (#96,615), „abzuladen“ (#96,612). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „actors“ bei #96,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

actors is uncommon German at frequency #96,614 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs actor".

actors doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is actors, spelled A-C-T-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs actor

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "actors"?
"actors" is spelled A-C-T-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "actors" mean?
As a noun, "actors" means: Plural des Substantivs actor
How do you pronounce "actors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "actors" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "actors" come from?
"actors" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "actors", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list