Which to use
“behaupten” is a verb and “Behauptung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,805
- “behaupten” frequency rank
- #5,061
- “Behauptung” frequency rank
- 7866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaupten | Behauptung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas sagen, was nicht stimmen muss oder gar unglaubwürdig ist | sprachliche Äußerung, mit der eine Tatsache vorgegeben wird, ohne dass dazu Beweise oder Begründungen geliefert werden |
Where the eye mixes behaupten and Behauptung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behaupten is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩] while Behauptung is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptʊŋ]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7866, 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]. Behauptung is at rank #5,061, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptʊŋ].
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 7866, this pair ranks #1,986,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behaupten vs Behauptung
Shared letters: abehnptu. Private to "behaupten": -. Private to "Behauptung": g.
"behaupten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "Behauptung" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- behaupten ← bbehaupten · beahupten · behaputen · behaupetn · behauppten · behauptenn · behauptne · behauptten
- Behauptung ← bbehauptung · beahuptung · behaputung · behaupptung · behauptnug · behaupttung · behauptugn · behauptungg