Akteur

[akˈtøːɐ̯]

/[akˈtøːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Akteur” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,514
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die handelt, die etwas tut

Corpus desk

Index DE-akteur · Akteur · German

Akteur · rank #21,514 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,514
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Africa

Nearest frequency peer: Africa (-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 „Akteur“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Akteur“ 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).

Akteur vs Alter
67% similar
Akteur vs Ämter
50% similar
Akteur vs Artur
67% similar

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

Key facts for Akteur
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkteur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akˈtøːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,514
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Akteur“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Africa“ (#21,513), „adorno“ (#21,512), „Altbau“ (#21,516). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Akteur“ bei #21,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Akteur (IPA [akˈtøːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,514 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Akteur, with forms such as "aketur", "akkteur", and "akteru". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Alter", "Ämter", "Artur", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Akteur, spelled A-K-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die handelt, die etwas tut
  2. 2
    Darsteller, Schauspieler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer hat sich denn dabei als Akteur besonders hervorgetan?
  2. „Bekannteste Akteure im Fußball des SC Traktor waren Horst Saß und Dietmar Pfeifer.“

Synonyms

HandlungsträgerMimeSchauspieler

This word in other languages

actor(English)actor(Español)acteur(Français)ator(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aketur
  • akkteur
  • akteru
  • akteurr
  • aktteur
  • aktuer
  • atkeur
  • kateur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Akteur - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aketur2akkteur1akteru2akteurr1aktteur1aktuer2atkeur2kateur2
Edit distance from "Akteur"

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 "Akteur"?
"Akteur" is spelled A-K-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [akˈtøːɐ̯].
What does "Akteur" mean?
As a noun, "Akteur" means: Person, die handelt, die etwas tut
What words are commonly confused with "Akteur"?
"Akteur" is commonly confused with "Alter", "Ämter", "Artur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Akteur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akteur" is [akˈtøːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akteur" come from?
"Akteur" 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 "Akteur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Africa#21,513adorno#21,512Altbau#21,516abrupt#21,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

aussehe8 variantsbanks8 variantsvisual8 variantscards8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list