aktive

[akˈtiːvə]

/[akˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“aktive” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,500
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-aktive · aktive · German

aktive · rank #3,500 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,500
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH überraschend

Nearest frequency peer: überraschend (-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 „aktive“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aktive“ 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).

aktive vs Antike
50% similar
aktive vs Aktiven
71% similar
aktive vs aktiver
86% similar

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

Key facts for aktive
PropertyValue
Headwordaktive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[akˈtiːvə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,500
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aktive“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aktiveliegt 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: „überraschend“ (#3,499), „altes“ (#3,501), „Ärger“ (#3,498). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aktive“ bei #3,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around aktive (IPA [akˈtiːvə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,500 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for aktive, with forms such as "akitve", "akktive", and "aktiev". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Antike", "Aktiven", "aktiver", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aktive, spelled A-K-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akitve
  • akktive
  • aktiev
  • aktivve
  • akttive
  • aktvie
  • atkive
  • kative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

akitve2akktive1aktiev2aktivve1akttive1aktvie2atkive2kative2
Edit distance from "aktive"

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 "aktive"?
"aktive" is spelled A-K-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [akˈtiːvə].
What does "aktive" mean?
As an adjective, "aktive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs aktiv
What words are commonly confused with "aktive"?
"aktive" is commonly confused with "Antike", "Aktiven", "aktiver". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aktive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aktive" is [akˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aktive" come from?
"aktive" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

feiert8 variantsRainer8 variantsOption8 variantsLinien8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list