Which to use
“begleitete” and “begleiteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,427
- “begleitete” frequency rank
- #21,901
- “begleiteten” frequency rank
- 32328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begleitete | begleiteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begleitet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begleitet |
Where the eye mixes begleitete and begleiteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses begleitete with begleiteten
A purely visual mix-up. begleitete ([bəˈɡlaɪ̯tətə]) and begleiteten ([bəˈɡlaɪ̯tətn̩]) 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) - “begleitete” sits inside “begleiteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begleitete is recorded at frequency rank #10,427, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tətə]. begleiteten is at rank #21,901, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tətn̩].
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 32328, this pair ranks #1,709,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begleitete vs begleiteten
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "begleitete": -. Private to "begleiteten": n.
"begleitete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "begleiteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- begleitete ← bbegleitete · begelitete · beggleitete · begleiette · begleiteet · begleitette · begleittee · begleittete
- begleiteten ← bbegleiteten · begeliteten · beggleiteten · begleietten · begleiteetn · begleitetenn · begleitetne · begleitetten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begleitete" for "begleiteten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "begleitete" or "begleiteten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "begleitete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begleiteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,709,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begleitete" and "begleiteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Begleitern vs begleiteten". 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 #1,709,992 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.