Akte

[ˈaktə]

/[ˈaktə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Akte” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,506
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammlung von Aufzeichnungen, die inhaltlich zusammengehören

Corpus desk

Index DE-akte · Akte · German

Akte · rank #8,506 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,506
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abgrenzung

Nearest frequency peer: Abgrenzung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Akte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Akte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Akte vs at
25% similar
Akte vs Art
50% similar
Akte vs alt
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Akte
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaktə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,506
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Akte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Akteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abgrenzung“ (#8,505), „aktiver“ (#8,507), „abgezogen“ (#8,504). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Akte“ bei #8,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Akte (IPA [ˈaktə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,506 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Akte, with forms such as "aket", "akkte", and "aktte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "Art", "alt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Akte, spelled A-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sammlung von Aufzeichnungen, die inhaltlich zusammengehören
  2. 2
    amtliche Aufzeichnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Akte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Rechtsanwalt hat eine Akte angelegt, in der er alle Schriftstücke gesammelt hat, die in der Angelegenheit gewechselt worden sind.
  2. „Die Akte hätte Kurzfassungen aller Vorträge enthalten sollen, aber die meisten Redner hatten wieder einmal verfehlt, diese schriftlich vorzubereiten.“

Synonyms

FallUnterlagenAkt

This word in other languages

file(English)expediente(Español)dossier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aket
  • akkte
  • aktte
  • atke
  • kate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Akte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aket2akkte1aktte1atke2kate2
Edit distance from "Akte"

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 "Akte"?
"Akte" is spelled A-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaktə].
What does "Akte" mean?
As a noun, "Akte" means: Sammlung von Aufzeichnungen, die inhaltlich zusammengehören
What words are commonly confused with "Akte"?
"Akte" is commonly confused with "at", "Art", "alt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Akte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akte" is [ˈaktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akte" come from?
"Akte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tank#8,463Emil#8,550Kühe#8,584Nico#8,428

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Angel5 variantslila5 variantsLippe5 variantsmies5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list