beigetragenvsbeizutragenWhich spelling fits?

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“beigetragen” and “beizutragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,640
“beigetragen” frequency rank
#16,647
“beizutragen” frequency rank
23287
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beigetragen beizutragen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beitragen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs beitragen

Where the eye mixes beigetragen and beizutragen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beigetragen and beizutragen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
beigetragen
11 ch
beizutragen

Why the eye confuses beigetragen with beizutragen

A purely visual mix-up. beigetragen ([ˈbaɪ̯ɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and beizutragen ([ˈbaɪ̯t͡suˌtʁaːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beigetragen is recorded at frequency rank #6,640, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]. beizutragen is at rank #16,647, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯t͡suˌtʁaːɡn̩].

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 23287, this pair ranks #1,863,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beigetragen vs beizutragen

Shared letters: abeginrt. Private to "beigetragen": -. Private to "beizutragen": uz.

"beigetragen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCVC  ·  "beizutragen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beigetragen ← bbeigetragen · begietragen · beiegtragen · beigertagen · beigetargen · beigetraegn · beigetragenn · beigetraggen
  • beizutragen ← bbeizutragen · beiuztragen · beizturagen · beizurtagen · beizutargen · beizutraegn · beizutragenn · beizutraggen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beigetragen" and "beizutragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯ɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩] versus [ˈbaɪ̯t͡suˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beigetragen" vs "beizutragen" - which ranks higher?
"beigetragen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,640 in our German list, against #16,647 for "beizutragen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "beigetragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beizutragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,863,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beigetragen" and "beizutragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beizutragen vs beizutreten". 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 #1,863,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list