beeinflusstvsbeeinflussteTell them apart

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“beeinflusst” and “beeinflusste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,870
“beeinflusst” frequency rank
#31,454
“beeinflusste” frequency rank
35324
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beeinflusst beeinflusste
Definition verändert; zu etwas (einem Verhalten, einer Tat, einem Zustand, einer Eigenschaft oder Ähnlichem) geführt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beeinflusst

Where the eye mixes beeinflusst and beeinflusste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. beeinflusst runs 11 letters (CVVVCCCVCCC) against beeinflusste's 12 (CVVVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
beeinflusst
12 ch
beeinflusste

Look-alike desk: beeinflusst vs beeinflusste

A purely visual mix-up. beeinflusst ([bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊst]) and beeinflusste ([bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstə]) 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) - “beeinflusst” sits inside “beeinflusste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beeinflusst is recorded at frequency rank #3,870, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊst]. beeinflusste is at rank #31,454, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstə].

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 35324, this pair ranks #1,642,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beeinflusst vs beeinflusste

Shared letters: befilnstu. Private to "beeinflusst": -. Private to "beeinflusste": -.

"beeinflusst" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCC  ·  "beeinflusste" · 12 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beeinflusst ← bbeeinflusst · beeifnlusst · beeinfflusst · beeinfllusst · beeinflsust · beeinflusstt · beeinflust · beeinflusts
  • beeinflusste ← bbeeinflusste · beeifnlusste · beeinfflusste · beeinfllusste · beeinflsuste · beeinflusset · beeinflusstte · beeinfluste

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beeinflusst" and "beeinflusste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊst] versus [bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beeinflusst" vs "beeinflusste" - which ranks higher?
"beeinflusst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,870 in our German list, against #31,454 for "beeinflusste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "beeinflusst" and "beeinflusste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beeinflusst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beeinflusste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,642,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beeinflusst" and "beeinflusste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beeinflusste vs beeinflussten". 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 #1,642,703 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list