beachtetvsbrachtenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“beachtet” and “brachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,286
“beachtet” frequency rank
#4,254
“brachten” frequency rank
11540
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beachtet brachten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beachten 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bringen

Where the eye mixes beachtet and brachten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beachtet (CVVCCCVC) and brachten (CCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
beachtet
8 ch
brachten

Visual trap between beachtet and brachten

A purely visual mix-up. beachtet ([bəˈʔaxtət]) and brachten ([ˈbʁaxtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11540, 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]. brachten is at rank #4,254, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁaxtn̩].

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 11540, this pair ranks #1,969,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beachtet vs brachten

Shared letters: abceht. Private to "beachtet": -. Private to "brachten": nr.

"beachtet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC  ·  "brachten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beachtetbaechtet · bbeachtet · beacchtet · beachett · beachhtet · beachtett · beachtte · beachttet
  • brachtenbarchten · bbrachten · bracchten · brachetn · brachhten · brachtenn · brachtne · brachtten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beachtet" for "brachten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔaxtət] versus [ˈbʁaxtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beachtet" vs "brachten" - which ranks higher?
"brachten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,254 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.

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 "brachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,969,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beachtet" and "brachten" 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 #1,969,355 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