Which to use
“begabte” and “begabten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,551
- “begabte” frequency rank
- #39,233
- “begabten” frequency rank
- 67784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begabte | begabten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt |
Where the eye mixes begabte and begabten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. begabte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against begabten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begabte vs begabten
A purely visual mix-up. begabte ([bəˈɡaːptə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “begabte” sits inside “begabten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begabte is recorded at frequency rank #28,551, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaːptə]. 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 67784, this pair ranks #528,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begabte vs begabten
Shared letters: abegt. Private to "begabte": -. Private to "begabten": n.
"begabte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "begabten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begabte" for "begabten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "begabte" or "begabten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "begabte" and "begabten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begabte" 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 #528,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begabte" 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 #528,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.