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“Beauftragten” and “Beauftragter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,747
- “Beauftragten” frequency rank
- #29,024
- “Beauftragter” frequency rank
- 43771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beauftragten | Beauftragter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Beauftragter | jemand, der mit einem Auftrag oder einer Aufgabe betraut ist, sie erledigen soll und den Auftraggeber eventuell dazu vertritt |
Where the eye mixes Beauftragten and Beauftragter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Beauftragten and Beauftragter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Beauftragten vs Beauftragter
A purely visual mix-up. Beauftragten ([bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktn̩]) and Beauftragter ([bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Beauftragten” becomes r in “Beauftragter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beauftragten is recorded at frequency rank #14,747, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktn̩]. Beauftragter is at rank #29,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔaʊ̯ftʁaːktɐ].
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 43771, this pair ranks #1,407,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Beauftragten vs Beauftragter
Shared letters: abefgrtu. Private to "Beauftragten": n. Private to "Beauftragter": -.
"Beauftragten" · 12 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCVC · "Beauftragter" · 12 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Beauftragten ← baeuftragten · bbeauftragten · beafutragten · beaufftragten · beaufrtagten · beauftargten · beauftragetn · beauftraggten
- Beauftragter ← baeuftragter · bbeauftragter · beafutragter · beaufftragter · beaufrtagter · beauftargter · beauftragetr · beauftraggter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Beauftragten" for "Beauftragter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Beauftragten" vs "Beauftragter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beauftragten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beauftragter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,407,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beauftragten" and "Beauftragter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beauftragen vs Beauftragter". 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 #1,407,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.