BeamtevsBeamtinWhich spelling fits?

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

#4,684
“Beamte” frequency rank
#38,624
“Beamtin” frequency rank
43308
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Beamte Beamtin
Definition weibliche Person, die verbeamtet (in Österreich: pragmatisiert) (oder in einer ähnlichen Position tätig) ist weibliche Person, die verbeamtet ist

Where the eye mixes Beamte and Beamtin

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Beamte
7 ch
Beamtin

Look-alike desk: Beamte vs Beamtin

A purely visual mix-up. Beamte ([bəˈʔamtə]) and Beamtin ([bəˈʔamtɪn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43308, 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]. Beamtin is at rank #38,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔamtɪn].

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 43308, this pair ranks #1,422,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Beamte vs Beamtin

Shared letters: abemt. Private to "Beamte": -. Private to "Beamtin": in.

"Beamte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "Beamtin" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Beamtebaemte · bbeamte · beamet · beammte · beamtte · beatme · bemate · ebamte
  • Beamtinbaemtin · bbeamtin · beamitn · beammtin · beamtinn · beamtni · beamttin · beatmin

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Beamte" and "Beamtin" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔamtə] versus [bəˈʔamtɪn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Beamte" or "Beamtin"?
"Beamte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,684 in our German list, against #38,624 for "Beamtin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Beamte" and "Beamtin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Beamte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Beamtin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,422,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Beamte" and "Beamtin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beamter vs Beamtin". 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 #1,422,125 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