Which to use
“beobachte” and “beobachtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,308
- “beobachte” frequency rank
- #2,535
- “beobachtet” frequency rank
- 17843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beobachte | beobachtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beobachten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beobachten |
Where the eye mixes beobachte and beobachtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beobachte runs 9 letters (CVVCVCCCV) against beobachtet's 10 (CVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beobachte vs beobachtet
A purely visual mix-up. beobachte ([bəˈʔoːbaxtə]) and beobachtet ([bəˈʔoːbaxtət]) 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) - “beobachte” sits inside “beobachtet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beobachte is recorded at frequency rank #15,308, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔoːbaxtə]. beobachtet is at rank #2,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔoːbaxtət].
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 17843, this pair ranks #1,923,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beobachte vs beobachtet
Shared letters: abcehot. Private to "beobachte": -. Private to "beobachtet": -.
"beobachte" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCCV · "beobachtet" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beobachte ← bbeobachte · beboachte · beoabchte · beobacchte · beobachet · beobachhte · beobacthe · beobahcte
- beobachtet ← bbeobachtet · beboachtet · beoabchtet · beobacchtet · beobachett · beobachhtet · beobachtett · beobachtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beobachte" and "beobachtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beobachte" vs "beobachtet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beobachte" and "beobachtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beobachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beobachtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beobachte" and "beobachtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedachte vs beobachte". 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 #1,923,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.