Which to use
“begutachten” and “begutachtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,215
- “begutachten” frequency rank
- #34,541
- “begutachtet” frequency rank
- 61756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begutachten | begutachtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (mit Sachverstand) genau überprüfen, oftmals so, dass eine schriftliche Beurteilung (ein Gutachten) erstellt wird | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs begutachten |
Where the eye mixes begutachten and begutachtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. begutachten ([bəˈɡuːtˌʔaxtn̩]) and begutachtet ([bəˈɡuːtˌʔaxtət]) 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 - n in “begutachten” becomes t in “begutachtet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begutachten is recorded at frequency rank #27,215, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡuːtˌʔaxtn̩]. begutachtet is at rank #34,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡuːtˌʔaxtət].
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 61756, this pair ranks #737,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begutachten vs begutachtet
Shared letters: abceghtu. Private to "begutachten": n. Private to "begutachtet": -.
"begutachten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC · "begutachtet" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- begutachten ← bbegutachten · beggutachten · begtuachten · beguatchten · begutacchten · begutachetn · begutachhten · begutachtenn
- begutachtet ← bbegutachtet · beggutachtet · begtuachtet · beguatchtet · begutacchtet · begutachett · begutachhtet · begutachtett