Which to use
“behauptest” is a verb and “behauptete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,046
- “behauptest” frequency rank
- #9,334
- “behauptete” frequency rank
- 52380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behauptest | behauptete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs behaupten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs behauptet |
Where the eye mixes behauptest and behauptete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. behauptest (CVCVVCCVCC) and behauptete (CVCVVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between behauptest and behauptete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behauptest is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptəst] while behauptete is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptətə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behauptest is recorded at frequency rank #43,046, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptəst]. 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 52380, this pair ranks #1,099,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of behauptest vs behauptete
Shared letters: abehptu. Private to "behauptest": s. Private to "behauptete": -.
"behauptest" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "behauptete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- behauptest ← bbehauptest · beahuptest · behaputest · behaupetst · behaupptest · behauptesst · behauptestt · behauptets
- behauptete ← bbehauptete · beahuptete · behaputete · behaupette · behaupptete · behaupteet · behauptette · behaupttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "behauptest" and "behauptete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "behauptest" or "behauptete" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "behauptest" 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 #1,099,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behauptest" and "behauptete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaupte vs behauptest". 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 #1,099,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.