Which to use
“Behinderte” is a noun and “behinderten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,177
- “Behinderte” frequency rank
- #10,618
- “behinderten” frequency rank
- 18795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Behinderte | behinderten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person mit einer starken und dauerhaften körperlichen und/oder geistigen Beeinträchtigung der gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Teilhabe | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs behindert |
Where the eye mixes Behinderte and behinderten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Behinderte with behinderten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Behinderte is [bəˈhɪndɐtə] while behinderten is [bəˈhɪndɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Behinderte” sits inside “behinderten”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Behinderte is recorded at frequency rank #8,177, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈhɪndɐtə]. behinderten is at rank #10,618, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhɪndɐtn̩].
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 18795, this pair ranks #1,914,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Behinderte vs behinderten
Shared letters: bdehinrt. Private to "Behinderte": -. Private to "behinderten": -.
"Behinderte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "behinderten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Behinderte ← bbehinderte · behhinderte · behidnerte · behindderte · behinderet · behinderrte · behindertte · behindetre
- behinderten ← bbehinderten · behhinderten · behidnerten · behindderten · behinderetn · behinderrten · behindertenn · behindertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Behinderte" and "behinderten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Behinderte" or "behinderten"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Behinderte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "behinderten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Behinderte" and "behinderten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Behinderte vs bewunderte". 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 #1,914,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.