beachtenvsbeachtetWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
beachten
8 ch
beachtet

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

  • beachtenbaechten · bbeachten · beacchten · beachetn · beachhten · beachtenn · beachtne · beachtten
  • beachtetbaechtet · bbeachtet · beacchtet · beachett · beachhtet · beachtett · beachtte · beachttet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beachten" for "beachtet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔaxtn̩] versus [bəˈʔaxtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beachten" or "beachtet"?
"beachten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,099 in our German list, against #7,286 for "beachtet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list