beachtevsbeachtetConfusable pair

Which to use

“beachte” and “beachtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,016
“beachte” frequency rank
#7,286
“beachtet” frequency rank
21302
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beachte beachtet
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beachten Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beachten

Where the eye mixes beachte and beachtet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beachte runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against beachtet's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
beachte
8 ch
beachtet

Visual trap between beachte and beachtet

A purely visual mix-up. beachte ([bəˈʔaxtə]) and beachtet ([bəˈʔaxtət]) 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 “beachtet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21302, 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]. beachtet is at rank #7,286, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtət].

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 21302, this pair ranks #1,887,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beachte vs beachtet

Shared letters: abceht. Private to "beachte": -. Private to "beachtet": -.

"beachte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV  ·  "beachtet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beachtebaechte · bbeachte · beacchte · beachet · beachhte · beacthe · beahcte · becahte
  • beachtetbaechtet · bbeachtet · beacchtet · beachett · beachhtet · beachtett · beachtte · beachttet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beachte" and "beachtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔaxtə] versus [bəˈʔaxtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beachte" vs "beachtet" - which ranks higher?
"beachtet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,286 in our German list, against #14,016 for "beachte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "beachte" and "beachtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beachtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,887,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beachte" and "beachtet" 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 #1,887,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list