Which to use
“beklagte” and “beklagten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,242
- “beklagte” frequency rank
- #12,673
- “beklagten” frequency rank
- 22915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beklagte | beklagten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beklagt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beklagt |
Where the eye mixes beklagte and beklagten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beklagte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against beklagten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beklagte vs beklagten
A purely visual mix-up. beklagte ([bəˈklaːktə]) and beklagten ([bəˈklaːktn̩]) 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) - “beklagte” sits inside “beklagten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beklagte is recorded at frequency rank #10,242, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈklaːktə]. beklagten is at rank #12,673, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈklaːktn̩].
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 22915, this pair ranks #1,868,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beklagte vs beklagten
Shared letters: abegklt. Private to "beklagte": -. Private to "beklagten": n.
"beklagte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "beklagten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beklagte" and "beklagten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beklagte" or "beklagten" show up more?
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 "beklagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beklagten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,868,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beklagte" and "beklagten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beilagen vs beklagten". 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 #1,868,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.