Which to use
“beabsichtigt” and “beabsichtigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,242
- “beabsichtigt” frequency rank
- #30,939
- “beabsichtigten” frequency rank
- 43181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beabsichtigt | beabsichtigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Absicht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beabsichtigt |
Where the eye mixes beabsichtigt and beabsichtigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. beabsichtigt runs 12 letters (CVVCCVCCCVCC) against beabsichtigten's 14 (CVVCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beabsichtigt with beabsichtigten
A purely visual mix-up. beabsichtigt ([bəˈʔapzɪçtɪçt]) and beabsichtigten ([bəˈʔapzɪçtɪçtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “beabsichtigt” sits inside “beabsichtigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43181, 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]. beabsichtigten is at rank #30,939, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪçtn̩].
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 43181, this pair ranks #1,426,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beabsichtigt vs beabsichtigten
Shared letters: abceghist. Private to "beabsichtigt": -. Private to "beabsichtigten": n.
"beabsichtigt" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCC · "beabsichtigten" · 14 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beabsichtigt ← baebsichtigt · bbeabsichtigt · beabbsichtigt · beabischtigt · beabscihtigt · beabsicchtigt · beabsichhtigt · beabsichitgt
- beabsichtigten ← baebsichtigten · bbeabsichtigten · beabbsichtigten · beabischtigten · beabscihtigten · beabsicchtigten · beabsichhtigten · beabsichitgten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beabsichtigt" and "beabsichtigten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beabsichtigt" or "beabsichtigten" 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 "beabsichtigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,426,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beabsichtigt" and "beabsichtigten" 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 #1,426,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.