aktivieren

/[aktiˈviːʁən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,605

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

aktivieren is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden oder etwas in Bewegung versetzen, zu Handlungen, Tätigkeit veranlassen, in Aktion bringen, im Zustand verändern oder in einen Zustand bringen Pronounced [aktiˈviːʁən]. Often confused with aktiviert and Aktivisten.

Key facts for aktivieren
PropertyValue
Headwordaktivieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aktiˈviːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,605
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aktivieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aktivieren is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aktiˈviːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,605 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for aktivieren, with forms such as "akitvieren", "akktivieren", and "aktiiveren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aktiviert", "Aktivisten", "Aktivierung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aktivieren, spelled A-K-T-I-V-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas in Bewegung versetzen, zu Handlungen, Tätigkeit veranlassen, in Aktion bringen, im Zustand verändern oder in einen Zustand bringen
  2. 2
    als Aktivposten in die Bilanz einstellen
  3. 3
    bei Katalysatoren, diese zur Reaktion bringen

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akitvieren,akktivieren,aktiiveren,aktiveiren,aktivieern,aktivierenn,aktivierne,aktivierren,aktivireen,aktivvieren,akttivieren,aktviieren,atkivieren,kativieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aktivieren

Misspelling Variants of "aktivieren"

akitvieren10akktivieren11aktiiveren10aktiveiren10aktivieern10aktivierenn11aktivierne10aktivierren11
Misspelling Variants of "aktivieren"

Frequency rank: #10,605 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aktivieren"?
"aktivieren" is spelled A-K-T-I-V-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aktiˈviːʁən].
What does "aktivieren" mean?
As a verb, "aktivieren" means: jemanden oder etwas in Bewegung versetzen, zu Handlungen, Tätigkeit veranlassen, in Aktion bringen, im Zustand verändern oder in einen Zustand bringen
What words are commonly confused with "aktivieren"?
"aktivieren" is commonly confused with "aktiviert", "Aktivisten", "Aktivierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aktivieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aktivieren" is [aktiˈviːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aktivieren" come from?
"aktivieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.