Which to use
“beachtet” is a verb and “beachtete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,286
- “beachtet” frequency rank
- #37,390
- “beachtete” frequency rank
- 44676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachtet | beachtete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beachten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beachtet |
Where the eye mixes beachtet and beachtete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beachtet 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.
Look-alike desk: beachtet vs beachtete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beachtet is [bəˈʔaxtət] while beachtete is [bəˈʔaxtətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “beachtet” sits inside “beachtete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beachtet is recorded at frequency rank #7,286, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtət]. 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 44676, this pair ranks #1,378,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beachtet vs beachtete
Shared letters: abceht. Private to "beachtet": -. Private to "beachtete": -.
"beachtet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "beachtete" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beachtet" and "beachtete" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beachtet" or "beachtete" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "beachtet" 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 #1,378,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachtet" 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 #1,378,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.