Which to use
“beleidigt” and “beteiligt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,148
- “beleidigt” frequency rank
- #2,053
- “beteiligt” frequency rank
- 7201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beleidigt | beteiligt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in seinen Gefühlen oder in seiner Ehre verletzt sein durch Worte oder Handlungen von jemand anderem | als Partizip Passiv, in „beteiligt sein“: Ein Teil sein von, teilnehmen, mitmachen, teilhaben, aufmerksam sein |
Where the eye mixes beleidigt and beteiligt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beleidigt and beteiligt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between beleidigt and beteiligt
A purely visual mix-up. beleidigt ([bəˈlaɪ̯dɪçt]) and beteiligt ([bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt]) 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 7201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beleidigt is recorded at frequency rank #5,148, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪçt]. beteiligt is at rank #2,053, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt].
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 7201, this pair ranks #1,989,036 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beleidigt vs beteiligt
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beleidigt": d. Private to "beteiligt": -.
"beleidigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "beteiligt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "beleidigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,036 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beleidigt" and "beteiligt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beleidige vs beleidigt". 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 #1,989,036 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.