Which to use
“behaupten” is a verb and “behaupteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,805
- “behaupten” frequency rank
- #23,043
- “behaupteten” frequency rank
- 25848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaupten | behaupteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas sagen, was nicht stimmen muss oder gar unglaubwürdig ist | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs behauptet |
Where the eye mixes behaupten and behaupteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. behaupten runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against behaupteten's 11 (CVCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses behaupten with behaupteten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behaupten is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩] while behaupteten is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 25848, 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]. behaupteten is at rank #23,043, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptətn̩].
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 25848, this pair ranks #1,827,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behaupten vs behaupteten
Shared letters: abehnptu. Private to "behaupten": -. Private to "behaupteten": -.
"behaupten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "behaupteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- behaupten ← bbehaupten · beahupten · behaputen · behaupetn · behauppten · behauptenn · behauptne · behauptten
- behaupteten ← bbehaupteten · beahupteten · behaputeten · behaupetten · behauppteten · behaupteetn · behauptetenn · behauptetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "behaupten" for "behaupteten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "behaupten" vs "behaupteten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "behaupten" and "behaupteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "behaupten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "behaupteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,827,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaupten" and "behaupteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bebauten vs behaupten". 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 #1,827,111 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.