Which to use
“beabsichtige” is a verb and “beabsichtigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,680
- “beabsichtige” frequency rank
- #21,896
- “beabsichtigte” frequency rank
- 63576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beabsichtige | beabsichtigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beabsichtigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beabsichtigt |
Where the eye mixes beabsichtige and beabsichtigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. beabsichtige runs 12 letters (CVVCCVCCCVCV) against beabsichtigte's 13 (CVVCCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beabsichtige and beabsichtigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beabsichtige is [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡə] while beabsichtigte is [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63576, 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]. beabsichtigte is at rank #21,896, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪçtə].
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 63576, this pair ranks #671,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beabsichtige vs beabsichtigte
Shared letters: abceghist. Private to "beabsichtige": -. Private to "beabsichtigte": -.
"beabsichtige" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCV · "beabsichtigte" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beabsichtige ← baebsichtige · bbeabsichtige · beabbsichtige · beabischtige · beabscihtige · beabsicchtige · beabsichhtige · beabsichitge
- beabsichtigte ← baebsichtigte · bbeabsichtigte · beabbsichtigte · beabischtigte · beabscihtigte · beabsicchtigte · beabsichhtigte · beabsichitgte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beabsichtige" for "beabsichtigte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beabsichtige" or "beabsichtigte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beabsichtige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beabsichtigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #671,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beabsichtige" and "beabsichtigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beabsichtige vs beabsichtigen". 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 #671,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.