Which to use
“beachte” and “beachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,016
- “beachte” frequency rank
- #4,099
- “beachten” frequency rank
- 18115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachte | beachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beachten | jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen |
Where the eye mixes beachte and beachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beachte runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against beachten's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beachte vs beachten
A purely visual mix-up. beachte ([bəˈʔaxtə]) and beachten ([bəˈʔaxtn̩]) 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) - “beachte” sits inside “beachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beachte is recorded at frequency rank #14,016, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtə]. beachten is at rank #4,099, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtn̩].
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 18115, this pair ranks #1,921,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beachte vs beachten
Shared letters: abceht. Private to "beachte": -. Private to "beachten": n.
"beachte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "beachten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beachte" and "beachten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beachte" or "beachten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "beachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachte" and "beachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beachte vs bedachte". 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 #1,921,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.