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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beachte" and "beachtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beachte" vs "beachtet" - which ranks higher?
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.