Which to use
“beabsichtigt” and “beabsichtigte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,242
- “beabsichtigt” frequency rank
- #21,896
- “beabsichtigte” frequency rank
- 34138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beabsichtigt | beabsichtigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Absicht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beabsichtigt |
Where the eye mixes beabsichtigt and beabsichtigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. beabsichtigt runs 12 letters (CVVCCVCCCVCC) against beabsichtigte's 13 (CVVCCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beabsichtigt with beabsichtigte
A purely visual mix-up. beabsichtigt ([bəˈʔapzɪçtɪçt]) and beabsichtigte ([bəˈʔapzɪçtɪçtə]) 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) - “beabsichtigt” sits inside “beabsichtigte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beabsichtigt is recorded at frequency rank #12,242, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪçt]. 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 34138, this pair ranks #1,670,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beabsichtigt vs beabsichtigte
Shared letters: abceghist. Private to "beabsichtigt": -. Private to "beabsichtigte": -.
"beabsichtigt" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCC · "beabsichtigte" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beabsichtigt ← baebsichtigt · bbeabsichtigt · beabbsichtigt · beabischtigt · beabscihtigt · beabsicchtigt · beabsichhtigt · beabsichitgt
- beabsichtigte ← baebsichtigte · bbeabsichtigte · beabbsichtigte · beabischtigte · beabscihtigte · beabsicchtigte · beabsichhtigte · beabsichitgte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beabsichtigt" and "beabsichtigte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beabsichtigt" or "beabsichtigte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beabsichtigt" 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 #1,670,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beabsichtigt" and "beabsichtigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beabsichtige vs beabsichtigte". 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 #1,670,194 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.