Which to use
“beachte” and “beichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,016
- “beachte” frequency rank
- #39,234
- “beichten” frequency rank
- 53250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachte | beichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beachten | seine Sünden und Vergehen einem Geistlichen erzählen; seine Sünden bekennen |
Where the eye mixes beachte and beichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beachte runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against beichten's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beachte with beichten
A purely visual mix-up. beachte ([bəˈʔaxtə]) and beichten ([ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53250, 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]. beichten is at rank #39,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩].
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 53250, this pair ranks #1,065,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beachte vs beichten
Shared letters: bceht. Private to "beachte": a. Private to "beichten": in.
"beachte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "beichten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beachte" for "beichten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "beachte" or "beichten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,065,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachte" and "beichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beichten vs blickten". 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 #1,065,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.