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

#31,454
“beeinflusste” frequency rank
#33,461
“beeinflussten” frequency rank
64915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beeinflusste beeinflussten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beeinflusst Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beeinflusst

Where the eye mixes beeinflusste and beeinflussten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. beeinflusste runs 12 letters (CVVVCCCVCCCV) against beeinflussten's 13 (CVVVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
beeinflusste
13 ch
beeinflussten

Why the eye confuses beeinflusste with beeinflussten

A purely visual mix-up. beeinflusste ([bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstə]) and beeinflussten ([bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstn̩]) 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) - “beeinflusste” sits inside “beeinflussten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beeinflusste is recorded at frequency rank #31,454, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstə]. beeinflussten is at rank #33,461, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstn̩].

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 64915, this pair ranks #624,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of beeinflusste vs beeinflussten

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

"beeinflusste" · 12 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCCV  ·  "beeinflussten" · 13 letters · shape CVVVCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beeinflusste ← bbeeinflusste · beeifnlusste · beeinfflusste · beeinfllusste · beeinflsuste · beeinflusset · beeinflusstte · beeinfluste
  • beeinflussten ← bbeeinflussten · beeifnlussten · beeinfflussten · beeinfllussten · beeinflsusten · beeinflussetn · beeinflusstenn · beeinflusstne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beeinflusste" and "beeinflussten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstə] versus [bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌflʊstn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "beeinflusste" or "beeinflussten" show up more?
"beeinflusste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,454 in our German list, against #33,461 for "beeinflussten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beeinflusste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beeinflussten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #624,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beeinflusste" and "beeinflussten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beeinflussen 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 #624,889 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