Which to use
“beantragen” and “beauftragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,287
- “beantragen” frequency rank
- #19,506
- “beauftragen” frequency rank
- 26793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beantragen | beauftragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Antrag auf etwas bei jemandem stellen | jemandem einen Auftrag geben; jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes beantragen and beauftragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beantragen runs 10 letters (CVVCCCVCVC) against beauftragen's 11 (CVVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beantragen and beauftragen
A purely visual mix-up. beantragen ([bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩]) and beauftragen ([bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]) 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 26793, 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]. beauftragen is at rank #19,506, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩].
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 26793, this pair ranks #1,812,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beantragen vs beauftragen
Shared letters: abegnrt. Private to "beantragen": -. Private to "beauftragen": fu.
"beantragen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC · "beauftragen" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beantragen ← baentragen · bbeantragen · beanntragen · beanrtagen · beantargen · beantraegn · beantragenn · beantraggen
- beauftragen ← baeuftragen · bbeauftragen · beafutragen · beaufftragen · beaufrtagen · beauftargen · beauftraegn · beauftragenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beantragen" and "beauftragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beantragen" or "beauftragen" 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 "beantragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beauftragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,812,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beantragen" and "beauftragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beantrage vs beantragen". 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 #1,812,296 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.