Which to use
“beabsichtige” and “beabsichtigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,680
- “beabsichtige” frequency rank
- #37,989
- “beabsichtigen” frequency rank
- 79669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beabsichtige | beabsichtigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beabsichtigen | die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes beabsichtige and beabsichtigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. beabsichtige runs 12 letters (CVVCCVCCCVCV) against beabsichtigen's 13 (CVVCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beabsichtige with beabsichtigen
A purely visual mix-up. beabsichtige ([bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡə]) and beabsichtigen ([bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “beabsichtige” sits inside “beabsichtigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beabsichtige is recorded at frequency rank #41,680, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡə]. beabsichtigen is at rank #37,989, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 79669, this pair ranks #211,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beabsichtige vs beabsichtigen
Shared letters: abceghist. Private to "beabsichtige": -. Private to "beabsichtigen": n.
"beabsichtige" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCV · "beabsichtigen" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beabsichtige ← baebsichtige · bbeabsichtige · beabbsichtige · beabischtige · beabscihtige · beabsicchtige · beabsichhtige · beabsichitge
- beabsichtigen ← baebsichtigen · bbeabsichtigen · beabbsichtigen · beabischtigen · beabscihtigen · beabsicchtigen · beabsichhtigen · beabsichitgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beabsichtige" and "beabsichtigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beabsichtige" vs "beabsichtigen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "beabsichtige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beabsichtigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beabsichtige" and "beabsichtigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beabsichtige vs beabsichtigten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #211,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.