Which to use
“behaupten” is a verb and “behauptete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,805
- “behaupten” frequency rank
- #9,334
- “behauptete” frequency rank
- 12139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaupten | behauptete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas sagen, was nicht stimmen muss oder gar unglaubwürdig ist | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs behauptet |
Where the eye mixes behaupten and behauptete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. behaupten runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against behauptete's 10 (CVCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: behaupten vs behauptete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behaupten is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩] while behauptete is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12139, 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]. behauptete is at rank #9,334, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptətə].
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 12139, this pair ranks #1,965,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behaupten vs behauptete
Shared letters: abehptu. Private to "behaupten": n. Private to "behauptete": -.
"behaupten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "behauptete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- behaupten ← bbehaupten · beahupten · behaputen · behaupetn · behauppten · behauptenn · behauptne · behauptten
- behauptete ← bbehauptete · beahuptete · behaputete · behaupette · behaupptete · behaupteet · behauptette · behaupttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "behaupten" and "behauptete" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "behaupten" or "behauptete" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "behaupten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "behauptete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaupten" and "behauptete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behauptest vs behauptete". 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 #1,965,960 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.