Which to use
“begabt” and “begabte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,436
- “begabt” frequency rank
- #28,551
- “begabte” frequency rank
- 51987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begabt | begabte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Talent besitzend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt |
Where the eye mixes begabt and begabte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. begabt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against begabte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses begabt with begabte
A purely visual mix-up. begabt ([bəˈɡaːpt]) and begabte ([bəˈɡaːptə]) 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) - “begabt” sits inside “begabte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begabt is recorded at frequency rank #23,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaːpt]. begabte is at rank #28,551, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaːptə].
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 51987, this pair ranks #1,114,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begabt vs begabte
Shared letters: abegt. Private to "begabt": -. Private to "begabte": -.
"begabt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "begabte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begabt" and "begabte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "begabt" or "begabte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "begabt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begabte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,114,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begabt" and "begabte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begabte vs begebe". 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 #1,114,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.