Akteurin

[akˈtøːʁɪn]

/[akˈtøːʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Akteurin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-akteurin · Akteurin · German

Akteurin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Akteurin
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkteurin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akˈtøːʁɪn]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Akteurin“ im Deutschen

Akteurinschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Akteurin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [akˈtøːʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Akteurin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Akteurin, spelled A-K-T-E-U-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die handelt, die etwas tut
  2. 2
    weibliche Person, die eine Rolle^([2]) spielt; Darstellerin, Schauspielerin

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „[…] Die CDU-Vorsitzende hat sich an diesem Tag als konsequente, handlungsfähige Akteurin in Szene gesetzt wie lange nicht mehr, sie hat eine Fehlentscheidung korrigiert, eine Schwachstelle beseitigt und ganz behutsam einen Verantwortlichen für die Erfolglosigkeit der letzten Monate präsentiert.“
  2. Die Akteurin spielte das Bühnenstück ausgezeichnet.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Akteurin"?
"Akteurin" is spelled A-K-T-E-U-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [akˈtøːʁɪn].
What does "Akteurin" mean?
As a noun, "Akteurin" means: weibliche Person, die handelt, die etwas tut
How do you pronounce "Akteurin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akteurin" is [akˈtøːʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akteurin" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list