Which to use
“beansprucht” is a verb and “beanspruchten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,512
- “beansprucht” frequency rank
- #41,058
- “beanspruchten” frequency rank
- 55570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beansprucht | beanspruchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beanspruchen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beansprucht |
Where the eye mixes beansprucht and beanspruchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. beansprucht runs 11 letters (CVVCCCCVCCC) against beanspruchten's 13 (CVVCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beansprucht and beanspruchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beansprucht is [bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxt] while beanspruchten is [bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beansprucht” sits inside “beanspruchten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beansprucht is recorded at frequency rank #14,512, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxt]. beanspruchten is at rank #41,058, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxtn̩].
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 55570, this pair ranks #974,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beansprucht vs beanspruchten
Shared letters: abcehnprstu. Private to "beansprucht": -. Private to "beanspruchten": -.
"beansprucht" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCCVCCC · "beanspruchten" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beansprucht ← baensprucht · bbeansprucht · beannsprucht · beanpsrucht · beanspprucht · beansprcuht · beansprrucht · beanspruccht
- beanspruchten ← baenspruchten · bbeanspruchten · beannspruchten · beanpsruchten · beansppruchten · beansprcuhten · beansprruchten · beansprucchten
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "beansprucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beanspruchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #974,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beansprucht" and "beanspruchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beanspruchte vs beanspruchten". 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 #974,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.