Which to use
“Beamte” and “Beamter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,684
- “Beamte” frequency rank
- #9,687
- “Beamter” frequency rank
- 14371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beamte | Beamter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die verbeamtet (in Österreich: pragmatisiert) (oder in einer ähnlichen Position tätig) ist | öffentlich Bediensteter mit hoheitlichen Aufgaben und oft besonderen Pflichten (in Deutschland zum Beispiel kein Recht auf Arbeitskampf) sowie besonderen Privilegien (zum Beispiel Unkündbarkeit und/oder Pensionsansprüche) |
Where the eye mixes Beamte and Beamter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Beamte and Beamter
A purely visual mix-up. Beamte ([bəˈʔamtə]) and Beamter ([bəˈʔamtɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Beamte” sits inside “Beamter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beamte is recorded at frequency rank #4,684, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔamtə]. Beamter is at rank #9,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔamtɐ].
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 14371, this pair ranks #1,951,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beamte vs Beamter
Shared letters: abemt. Private to "Beamte": -. Private to "Beamter": r.
"Beamte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Beamter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Beamte" and "Beamter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Beamte" or "Beamter"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beamte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beamter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beamte" and "Beamter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beamter vs begabter". 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 #1,951,660 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.