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

#36,220
“berechnete” frequency rank
#42,376
“berechneten” frequency rank
78596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature berechnete berechneten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berechnet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berechnet

Where the eye mixes berechnete and berechneten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. berechnete runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCV) against berechneten's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
berechnete
11 ch
berechneten

Look-alike desk: berechnete vs berechneten

A purely visual mix-up. berechnete ([bəˈʁɛçnətə]) and berechneten ([bəˈʁɛçnətn̩]) 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) - “berechnete” sits inside “berechneten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

berechnete is recorded at frequency rank #36,220, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçnətə]. berechneten is at rank #42,376, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçnətn̩].

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 78596, this pair ranks #234,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of berechnete vs berechneten

Shared letters: bcehnrt. Private to "berechnete": -. Private to "berechneten": -.

"berechnete" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV  ·  "berechneten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • berechnetebberechnete · beerchnete · bercehnete · berecchnete · berechente · berechhnete · berechneet · berechnette
  • berechnetenbberechneten · beerchneten · bercehneten · berecchneten · berechenten · berechhneten · berechneetn · berechnetenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "berechnete" and "berechneten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁɛçnətə] versus [bəˈʁɛçnətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "berechnete" or "berechneten" show up more?
"berechnete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,220 in our German list, against #42,376 for "berechneten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "berechnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "berechneten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "berechnete" and "berechneten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berechneten vs berichteten". 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 #234,753 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