Which to use
“beobachtete” and “beobachteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,034
- “beobachtete” frequency rank
- #17,825
- “beobachteten” frequency rank
- 29859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beobachtete | beobachteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beobachtet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beobachtet |
Where the eye mixes beobachtete and beobachteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. beobachtete runs 11 letters (CVVCVCCCVCV) against beobachteten's 12 (CVVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beobachtete and beobachteten
A purely visual mix-up. beobachtete ([bəˈʔoːbaxtətə]) and beobachteten ([bəˈʔoːbaxtətn̩]) 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) - “beobachtete” sits inside “beobachteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beobachtete is recorded at frequency rank #12,034, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔoːbaxtətə]. beobachteten is at rank #17,825, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔoːbaxtətn̩].
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 29859, this pair ranks #1,758,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beobachtete vs beobachteten
Shared letters: abcehot. Private to "beobachtete": -. Private to "beobachteten": n.
"beobachtete" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCCVCV · "beobachteten" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beobachtete ← bbeobachtete · beboachtete · beoabchtete · beobacchtete · beobachette · beobachhtete · beobachteet · beobachtette
- beobachteten ← bbeobachteten · beboachteten · beoabchteten · beobacchteten · beobachetten · beobachhteten · beobachteetn · beobachtetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beobachtete" and "beobachteten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beobachtete" or "beobachteten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beobachtete" and "beobachteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beobachtete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beobachteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,758,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beobachtete" and "beobachteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beachteten vs beobachteten". 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 #1,758,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.