beachtevsBerichteConfusable pair

Quick tell: beachte is a verb, Berichte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“beachte” is a verb and “Berichte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,016
“beachte” frequency rank
#3,173
“Berichte” frequency rank
17189
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beachte Berichte
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beachten Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bericht

Where the eye mixes beachte and Berichte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
beachte
8 ch
Berichte

Visual trap between beachte and Berichte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beachte is [bəˈʔaxtə] while Berichte is [bəˈʁɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17189, 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]. Berichte is at rank #3,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçtə].

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 17189, this pair ranks #1,929,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beachte vs Berichte

Shared letters: bceht. Private to "beachte": a. Private to "Berichte": ir.

"beachte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV  ·  "Berichte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beachtebaechte · bbeachte · beacchte · beachet · beachhte · beacthe · beahcte · becahte
  • Berichtebberichte · beirchte · bercihte · bericchte · berichet · berichhte · bericthe · berihcte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beachte" and "Berichte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "beachte" is a verb and "Berichte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "beachte" or "Berichte"?
"Berichte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,173 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.

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 "Berichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,929,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beachte" and "Berichte" 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 #1,929,597 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