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“begeisterte” and “begeisterten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,777
- “begeisterte” frequency rank
- #22,646
- “begeisterten” frequency rank
- 36423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begeisterte | begeisterten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begeistert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begeistert |
Where the eye mixes begeisterte and begeisterten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. begeisterte runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCVCCV) against begeisterten's 12 (CVCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begeisterte vs begeisterten
A purely visual mix-up. begeisterte ([bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐtə]) and begeisterten ([bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐtn̩]) 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) - “begeisterte” sits inside “begeisterten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begeisterte is recorded at frequency rank #13,777, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐtə]. begeisterten is at rank #22,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐtn̩].
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 36423, this pair ranks #1,615,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begeisterte vs begeisterten
Shared letters: begirst. Private to "begeisterte": -. Private to "begeisterten": n.
"begeisterte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCV · "begeisterten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- begeisterte ← bbegeisterte · beegisterte · begeisetrte · begeissterte · begeisteret · begeisterrte · begeistertte · begeistetre
- begeisterten ← bbegeisterten · beegisterten · begeisetrten · begeissterten · begeisteretn · begeisterrten · begeistertenn · begeistertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begeisterte" and "begeisterten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "begeisterte" vs "begeisterten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "begeisterte" and "begeisterten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begeisterte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begeisterten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,615,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begeisterte" and "begeisterten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begeisterten 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 #1,615,975 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.