Which to use
“Beauftragte” and “Beauftragten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,425
- “Beauftragte” frequency rank
- #14,747
- “Beauftragten” frequency rank
- 25172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beauftragte | Beauftragten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die mit einem Auftrag oder einer Aufgabe betraut ist, sie erledigen soll und den Auftraggeber eventuell dazu vertritt | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Beauftragter |
Where the eye mixes Beauftragte and Beauftragten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Beauftragte runs 11 letters (CVVVCCCVCCV) against Beauftragten's 12 (CVVVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Beauftragte and Beauftragten
A purely visual mix-up. Beauftragte ([bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktə]) and Beauftragten ([bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktn̩]) 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) - “Beauftragte” sits inside “Beauftragten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beauftragte is recorded at frequency rank #10,425, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktə]. 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 25172, this pair ranks #1,837,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beauftragte vs Beauftragten
Shared letters: abefgrtu. Private to "Beauftragte": -. Private to "Beauftragten": n.
"Beauftragte" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCV · "Beauftragten" · 12 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Beauftragte ← baeuftragte · bbeauftragte · beafutragte · beaufftragte · beaufrtagte · beauftargte · beauftraget · beauftraggte
- Beauftragten ← baeuftragten · bbeauftragten · beafutragten · beaufftragten · beaufrtagten · beauftargten · beauftragetn · beauftraggten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Beauftragte" and "Beauftragten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Beauftragte" or "Beauftragten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beauftragte" 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 #1,837,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beauftragte" 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 #1,837,149 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.