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

#35,654
“beanspruchte” frequency rank
#41,058
“beanspruchten” frequency rank
76712
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beanspruchte beanspruchten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beansprucht Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beansprucht

Where the eye mixes beanspruchte and beanspruchten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. beanspruchte runs 12 letters (CVVCCCCVCCCV) against beanspruchten's 13 (CVVCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
beanspruchte
13 ch
beanspruchten

Look-alike desk: beanspruchte vs beanspruchten

A purely visual mix-up. beanspruchte ([bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxtə]) and beanspruchten ([bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxtn̩]) 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) - “beanspruchte” sits inside “beanspruchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beanspruchte is recorded at frequency rank #35,654, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxtə]. 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 76712, this pair ranks #277,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of beanspruchte vs beanspruchten

Shared letters: abcehnprstu. Private to "beanspruchte": -. Private to "beanspruchten": -.

"beanspruchte" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCCCVCCCV  ·  "beanspruchten" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beanspruchte ← baenspruchte · bbeanspruchte · beannspruchte · beanpsruchte · beansppruchte · beansprcuhte · beansprruchte · beansprucchte
  • beanspruchten ← baenspruchten · bbeanspruchten · beannspruchten · beanpsruchten · beansppruchten · beansprcuhten · beansprruchten · beansprucchten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beanspruchte" and "beanspruchten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxtə] versus [bəˈʔanʃpʁʊxtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beanspruchte" or "beanspruchten"?
"beanspruchte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,654 in our German list, against #41,058 for "beanspruchten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "beanspruchte" 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 #277,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beanspruchte" and "beanspruchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beanspruchen 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 #277,459 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