begrenztervsbegrenztesWhat's the difference?

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“begrenzter” and “begrenztes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,539
“begrenzter” frequency rank
#45,794
“begrenztes” frequency rank
80333
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature begrenzter begrenztes
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begrenzt Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begrenzt

Where the eye mixes begrenzter and begrenztes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. begrenzter and begrenztes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Look-alike desk: begrenzter vs begrenztes

A purely visual mix-up. begrenzter ([bəˈɡʁɛnt͡stɐ]) and begrenztes ([bəˈɡʁɛnt͡stəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “begrenzter” becomes s in “begrenztes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

begrenzter is recorded at frequency rank #34,539, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡʁɛnt͡stɐ]. begrenztes is at rank #45,794, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡʁɛnt͡stəs].

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 80333, this pair ranks #197,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of begrenzter vs begrenztes

Shared letters: begnrtz. Private to "begrenzter": -. Private to "begrenztes": s.

"begrenzter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "begrenztes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • begrenzterbbegrenzter · begernzter · beggrenzter · begrennzter · begrentzer · begrenzetr · begrenzterr · begrenztre
  • begrenztesbbegrenztes · begernztes · beggrenztes · begrennztes · begrentzes · begrenzets · begrenztess · begrenztse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "begrenzter" and "begrenztes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈɡʁɛnt͡stɐ] versus [bəˈɡʁɛnt͡stəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "begrenzter" vs "begrenztes" - which ranks higher?
"begrenzter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,539 in our German list, against #45,794 for "begrenztes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "begrenzter" and "begrenztes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "begrenzter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "begrenztes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "begrenzter" and "begrenztes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begrenztem vs begrenztes". 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 #197,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list