Which to use
“behaarte” is an adjective and “behaupte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,328
- “behaarte” frequency rank
- #16,368
- “behaupte” frequency rank
- 42696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaarte | behaupte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs behaart | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs behaupten |
Where the eye mixes behaarte and behaupte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. behaarte and behaupte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: behaarte vs behaupte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behaarte is [bəˈhaːɐ̯tə] while behaupte is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42696, 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]. behaupte is at rank #16,368, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptə].
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 42696, this pair ranks #1,441,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of behaarte vs behaupte
Shared letters: abeht. Private to "behaarte": r. Private to "behaupte": pu.
"behaarte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "behaupte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "behaarte" and "behaupte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "behaarte" vs "behaupte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "behaupte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,441,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaarte" and "behaupte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaarte vs behaarten". 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 #1,441,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.