Which to use
“beachtet” is a verb and “beachteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,286
- “beachtet” frequency rank
- #40,417
- “beachteten” frequency rank
- 47703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachtet | beachteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beachten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beachtet |
Where the eye mixes beachtet and beachteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beachtet runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against beachteten's 10 (CVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beachtet and beachteten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beachtet is [bəˈʔaxtət] while beachteten is [bəˈʔaxtətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beachtet” sits inside “beachteten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47703, 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]. beachteten is at rank #40,417, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtətn̩].
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 47703, this pair ranks #1,275,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beachtet vs beachteten
Shared letters: abceht. Private to "beachtet": -. Private to "beachteten": n.
"beachtet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "beachteten" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beachtet ← baechtet · bbeachtet · beacchtet · beachett · beachhtet · beachtett · beachtte · beachttet
- beachteten ← baechteten · bbeachteten · beacchteten · beachetten · beachhteten · beachteetn · beachtetenn · beachtetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beachtet" for "beachteten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "beachtet" or "beachteten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beachtet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beachteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,275,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachtet" and "beachteten" 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 #1,275,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.