Which to use
“beantragen” is a verb and “beantragte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,287
- “beantragen” frequency rank
- #18,180
- “beantragte” frequency rank
- 25467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beantragen | beantragte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Antrag auf etwas bei jemandem stellen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beantragt |
Where the eye mixes beantragen and beantragte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beantragen (CVVCCCVCVC) and beantragte (CVVCCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses beantragen with beantragte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beantragen is [bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩] while beantragte is [bəˈʔantʁaːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beantragen is recorded at frequency rank #7,287, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩]. beantragte is at rank #18,180, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔantʁaːktə].
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 25467, this pair ranks #1,832,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beantragen vs beantragte
Shared letters: abegnrt. Private to "beantragen": -. Private to "beantragte": -.
"beantragen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC · "beantragte" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beantragen ← baentragen · bbeantragen · beanntragen · beanrtagen · beantargen · beantraegn · beantragenn · beantraggen
- beantragte ← baentragte · bbeantragte · beanntragte · beanrtagte · beantargte · beantraget · beantraggte · beantragtte
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "beantragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beantragte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,832,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beantragen" and "beantragte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beantrage vs beantragte". 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 #1,832,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.