Which to use
“behauptete” and “behaupteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,334
- “behauptete” frequency rank
- #23,043
- “behaupteten” frequency rank
- 32377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behauptete | behaupteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs behauptet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs behauptet |
Where the eye mixes behauptete and behaupteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. behauptete runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCV) 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 behauptete with behaupteten
A purely visual mix-up. behauptete ([bəˈhaʊ̯ptətə]) and behaupteten ([bəˈhaʊ̯ptətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “behauptete” sits inside “behaupteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behauptete is recorded at frequency rank #9,334, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯ptətə]. 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 32377, this pair ranks #1,708,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behauptete vs behaupteten
Shared letters: abehptu. Private to "behauptete": -. Private to "behaupteten": n.
"behauptete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV · "behaupteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- behauptete ← bbehauptete · beahuptete · behaputete · behaupette · behaupptete · behaupteet · behauptette · behaupttee
- behaupteten ← bbehaupteten · beahupteten · behaputeten · behaupetten · behauppteten · behaupteetn · behauptetenn · behauptetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "behauptete" for "behaupteten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "behauptete" or "behaupteten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "behauptete" 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 #1,708,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behauptete" and "behaupteten" 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 #1,708,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.