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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Behinderte and behinderten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Behinderte and behinderten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Behinderte” sits inside “behinderten” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Behinderte vs behinderten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Behinderte”; for an adjective, it's “behinderten”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Behinderte” entry
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