Which to use
“Begleitern” is a noun and “begleitet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,061
- “Begleitern” frequency rank
- #2,636
- “begleitet” frequency rank
- 43697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Begleitern | begleitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Begleiter | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs begleiten |
Where the eye mixes Begleitern and begleitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Begleitern runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCC) against begleitet's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Begleitern and begleitet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Begleitern is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tɐn] while begleitet is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Begleitern is recorded at frequency rank #41,061, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tɐn]. begleitet is at rank #2,636, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tət].
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 43697, this pair ranks #1,409,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Begleitern vs begleitet
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "Begleitern": nr. Private to "begleitet": -.
"Begleitern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "begleitet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Begleitern ← bbegleitern · begelitern · beggleitern · begleietrn · begleitenr · begleiternn · begleiterrn · begleitren
- begleitet ← bbegleitet · begelitet · beggleitet · begleiett · begleitett · begleitte · begleittet · begletiet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Begleitern" for "begleitet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Begleitern" or "begleitet"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Begleitern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begleitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,409,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Begleitern" and "begleitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begleitend vs Begleitern". 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 #1,409,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.