Which to use
“beachten” and “beachtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,099
- “beachten” frequency rank
- #7,286
- “beachtet” frequency rank
- 11385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachten | beachtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beachten |
Where the eye mixes beachten and beachtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beachten and beachtet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between beachten and beachtet
A purely visual mix-up. beachten ([bəˈʔaxtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “beachten” becomes t in “beachtet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beachten is recorded at frequency rank #4,099, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtn̩]. 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 11385, this pair ranks #1,970,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beachten vs beachtet
Shared letters: abceht. Private to "beachten": n. Private to "beachtet": -.
"beachten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "beachtet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beachten" for "beachtet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beachten" or "beachtet"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beachten" 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 #1,970,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachten" and "beachtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beachtet 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 #1,970,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.