Which to use
“beachten” is a verb and “beachtete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,099
- “beachten” frequency rank
- #37,390
- “beachtete” frequency rank
- 41489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachten | beachtete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beachtet |
Where the eye mixes beachten and beachtete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beachten runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against beachtete's 9 (CVVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beachten and beachtete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beachten is [bəˈʔaxtn̩] while beachtete is [bəˈʔaxtətə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41489, 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]. beachtete is at rank #37,390, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtətə].
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 41489, this pair ranks #1,477,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beachten vs beachtete
Shared letters: abceht. Private to "beachten": n. Private to "beachtete": -.
"beachten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "beachtete" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beachten" and "beachtete" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beachten" or "beachtete"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beachten" and "beachtete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beachtete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,477,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachten" and "beachtete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beachtete vs beachteten". 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 #1,477,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.