Which to use
“beauftragt” is a verb and “Beauftragten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,802
- “beauftragt” frequency rank
- #14,747
- “Beauftragten” frequency rank
- 20549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beauftragt | Beauftragten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beauftragen | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Beauftragter |
Where the eye mixes beauftragt and Beauftragten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between beauftragt and Beauftragten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beauftragt is [bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːkt] while Beauftragten is [bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beauftragt” sits inside “Beauftragten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beauftragt is recorded at frequency rank #5,802, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːkt]. Beauftragten is at rank #14,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktn̩].
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 20549, this pair ranks #1,896,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beauftragt vs Beauftragten
Shared letters: abefgrtu. Private to "beauftragt": -. Private to "Beauftragten": n.
"beauftragt" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCC · "Beauftragten" · 12 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beauftragt ← baeuftragt · bbeauftragt · beafutragt · beaufftragt · beaufrtagt · beauftargt · beauftraggt · beauftragtt
- Beauftragten ← baeuftragten · bbeauftragten · beafutragten · beaufftragten · beaufrtagten · beauftargten · beauftragetn · beauftraggten
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "beauftragt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beauftragten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beauftragt" and "Beauftragten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beantragten vs Beauftragten". 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 #1,896,421 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.