Which to use
“begabt” and “begabten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,436
- “begabt” frequency rank
- #39,233
- “begabten” frequency rank
- 62669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begabt | begabten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Talent besitzend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt |
Where the eye mixes begabt and begabten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. begabt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against begabten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begabt vs begabten
A purely visual mix-up. begabt ([bəˈɡaːpt]) and begabten ([bəˈɡaːptn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “begabt” sits inside “begabten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62669, 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]. begabten is at rank #39,233, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaːptn̩].
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 62669, this pair ranks #704,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begabt vs begabten
Shared letters: abegt. Private to "begabt": -. Private to "begabten": n.
"begabt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "begabten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "begabt" and "begabten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "begabt" or "begabten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "begabt" and "begabten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begabt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begabten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #704,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begabt" and "begabten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bebauten vs begabten". 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 #704,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.