Which to use
“begleite” is a verb and “begleitete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,470
- “begleite” frequency rank
- #10,427
- “begleitete” frequency rank
- 40897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begleite | begleitete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begleiten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begleitet |
Where the eye mixes begleite and begleitete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. begleite runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against begleitete's 10 (CVCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses begleite with begleitete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: begleite is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tə] while begleitete is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “begleite” sits inside “begleitete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begleite is recorded at frequency rank #30,470, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tə]. begleitete is at rank #10,427, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tətə].
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 40897, this pair ranks #1,495,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begleite vs begleitete
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "begleite": -. Private to "begleitete": -.
"begleite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "begleitete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- begleite ← bbegleite · begelite · beggleite · begleiet · begletie · begliete · beglleite · belgeite
- begleitete ← bbegleitete · begelitete · beggleitete · begleiette · begleiteet · begleitette · begleittee · begleittete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begleite" and "begleitete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "begleite" or "begleitete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "begleite" and "begleitete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begleite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begleitete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,495,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begleite" and "begleitete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begleite vs begleitend". 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 #1,495,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.