Which to use
“behauptet” is a verb and “behauptete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,534
- “behauptet” frequency rank
- #9,334
- “behauptete” frequency rank
- 11868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behauptet | behauptete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs behaupten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs behauptet |
Where the eye mixes behauptet and behauptete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. behauptet 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.
Visual trap between behauptet and behauptete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behauptet is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptət] while behauptete is [bəˈhaʊ̯ptətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “behauptet” sits inside “behauptete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behauptet is recorded at frequency rank #2,534, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptət]. 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 11868, this pair ranks #1,967,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behauptet vs behauptete
Shared letters: abehptu. Private to "behauptet": -. Private to "behauptete": -.
"behauptet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "behauptete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- behauptet ← bbehauptet · beahuptet · behaputet · behaupett · behaupptet · behauptett · behauptte · behaupttet
- behauptete ← bbehauptete · beahuptete · behaputete · behaupette · behaupptete · behaupteet · behauptette · behaupttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "behauptet" for "behauptete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "behauptet" or "behauptete"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "behauptet" 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 #1,967,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behauptet" 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 #1,967,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.