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“beantrage” and “beantragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,682
- “beantrage” frequency rank
- #7,287
- “beantragen” frequency rank
- 48969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beantrage | beantragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beantragen | einen Antrag auf etwas bei jemandem stellen |
Where the eye mixes beantrage and beantragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: beantrage vs beantragen
A purely visual mix-up. beantrage ([bəˈʔantʁaːɡə]) and beantragen ([bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩]) 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) - “beantrage” sits inside “beantragen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beantrage is recorded at frequency rank #41,682, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔantʁaːɡə]. beantragen is at rank #7,287, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩].
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 48969, this pair ranks #1,228,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beantrage vs beantragen
Shared letters: abegnrt. Private to "beantrage": -. Private to "beantragen": -.
"beantrage" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVCV · "beantragen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beantrage ← baentrage · bbeantrage · beanntrage · beanrtage · beantarge · beantraeg · beantragge · beantrgae
- beantragen ← baentragen · bbeantragen · beanntragen · beanrtagen · beantargen · beantraegn · beantragenn · beantraggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beantrage" and "beantragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beantrage" or "beantragen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beantrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beantragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,228,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beantrage" and "beantragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beantrage vs betrage". 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 #1,228,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.