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“begeistert” and “begeisterte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,488
- “begeistert” frequency rank
- #13,777
- “begeisterte” frequency rank
- 16265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begeistert | begeisterte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch einen äußeren Anlass in freudiger Stimmung befindlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begeistert |
Where the eye mixes begeistert and begeisterte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. begeistert runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against begeisterte's 11 (CVCVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begeistert vs begeisterte
A purely visual mix-up. begeistert ([bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]) and begeisterte ([bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐtə]) 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) - “begeistert” sits inside “begeisterte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begeistert is recorded at frequency rank #2,488, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]. begeisterte is at rank #13,777, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐtə].
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 16265, this pair ranks #1,937,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begeistert vs begeisterte
Shared letters: begirst. Private to "begeistert": -. Private to "begeisterte": -.
"begeistert" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "begeisterte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- begeistert ← bbegeistert · beegistert · begeisetrt · begeisstert · begeisterrt · begeistertt · begeistetr · begeistret
- begeisterte ← bbegeisterte · beegisterte · begeisetrte · begeissterte · begeisteret · begeisterrte · begeistertte · begeistetre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begeistert" and "begeisterte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "begeistert" or "begeisterte"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "begeistert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begeisterte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begeistert" and "begeisterte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begeisterte vs begeisterter". 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 #1,937,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.