Which to use
“behaarte” and “behaarten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,328
- “behaarte” frequency rank
- #37,992
- “behaarten” frequency rank
- 64320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaarte | behaarten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs behaart | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs behaart |
Where the eye mixes behaarte and behaarten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. behaarte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against behaarten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between behaarte and behaarten
A purely visual mix-up. behaarte ([bəˈhaːɐ̯tə]) and behaarten ([bəˈhaːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “behaarte” sits inside “behaarten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behaarte is recorded at frequency rank #26,328, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhaːɐ̯tə]. behaarten is at rank #37,992, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhaːɐ̯tn̩].
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 64320, this pair ranks #645,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of behaarte vs behaarten
Shared letters: abehrt. Private to "behaarte": -. Private to "behaarten": n.
"behaarte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "behaarten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "behaarte" and "behaarten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "behaarte" vs "behaarten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "behaarte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "behaarten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #645,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaarte" and "behaarten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaarten vs beharren". 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 #645,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.