Which to use
“berechneten” and “berichteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,376
- “berechneten” frequency rank
- #11,823
- “berichteten” frequency rank
- 54199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berechneten | berichteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berechnet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berichtet |
Where the eye mixes berechneten and berichteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. berechneten and berichteten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses berechneten with berichteten
A purely visual mix-up. berechneten ([bəˈʁɛçnətn̩]) and berichteten ([bəˈʁɪçtətn̩]) 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 54199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berechneten is recorded at frequency rank #42,376, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçnətn̩]. berichteten is at rank #11,823, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçtətn̩].
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 54199, this pair ranks #1,028,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berechneten vs berichteten
Shared letters: bcehnrt. Private to "berechneten": -. Private to "berichteten": i.
"berechneten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC · "berichteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- berechneten ← bberechneten · beerchneten · bercehneten · berecchneten · berechenten · berechhneten · berechneetn · berechnetenn
- berichteten ← bberichteten · beirchteten · bercihteten · bericchteten · berichetten · berichhteten · berichteetn · berichtetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berechneten" for "berichteten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "berechneten" vs "berichteten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "berechneten" and "berichteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "berechneten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berichteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,028,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berechneten" and "berichteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berechnete 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 #1,028,229 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.