berechnenvsberechnetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,877
“berechnen” frequency rank
#5,063
“berechnet” frequency rank
12940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature berechnen berechnet
Definition eine mathematische Operation ausführen, etwas ausrechnen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs berechnen

Where the eye mixes berechnen and berechnet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. berechnen and berechnet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
berechnen
9 ch
berechnet

Why the eye confuses berechnen with berechnet

A purely visual mix-up. berechnen ([bəˈʁɛçnən]) and berechnet ([bəˈʁɛçnət]) 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 a single letter - n in “berechnen” becomes t in “berechnet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

berechnen is recorded at frequency rank #7,877, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçnən]. berechnet is at rank #5,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçnət].

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 12940, this pair ranks #1,961,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of berechnen vs berechnet

Shared letters: bcehnr. Private to "berechnen": -. Private to "berechnet": t.

"berechnen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "berechnet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • berechnenbberechnen · beerchnen · bercehnen · berecchnen · berechenn · berechhnen · berechnenn · berechnne
  • berechnetbberechnet · beerchnet · bercehnet · berecchnet · berechent · berechhnet · berechnett · berechnnet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "berechnen" and "berechnet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁɛçnən] versus [bəˈʁɛçnət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "berechnen" vs "berechnet" - which ranks higher?
"berechnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,063 in our German list, against #7,877 for "berechnen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "berechnen" and "berechnet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "berechnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "berechnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,961,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "berechnen" and "berechnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berechnen vs berechneten". 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 #1,961,098 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