Which to use
“behaupten” and “behauptet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,805
- “behaupten” frequency rank
- #2,534
- “behauptet” frequency rank
- 5339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaupten | behauptet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas sagen, was nicht stimmen muss oder gar unglaubwürdig ist | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs behaupten |
Where the eye mixes behaupten and behauptet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. behaupten and behauptet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses behaupten with behauptet
A purely visual mix-up. behaupten ([bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]) and behauptet ([bəˈhaʊ̯ptət]) 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 “behaupten” becomes t in “behauptet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behaupten is recorded at frequency rank #2,805, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]. behauptet is at rank #2,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptət].
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 5339, this pair ranks #1,995,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behaupten vs behauptet
Shared letters: abehptu. Private to "behaupten": n. Private to "behauptet": -.
"behaupten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "behauptet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "behaupten" for "behauptet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "behaupten" vs "behauptet" - which ranks higher?
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 "behaupten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "behauptet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaupten" and "behauptet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaltet vs behauptet". 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 #1,995,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.