berechnetenvsBezeichnetenTell them apart

Quick tell: berechneten is a adjective, Bezeichneten is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“berechneten” is an adjective and “Bezeichneten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,376
“berechneten” frequency rank
#9,160
“Bezeichneten” frequency rank
51536
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature berechneten Bezeichneten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berechnet Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bezeichnetes

Where the eye mixes berechneten and Bezeichneten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
berechneten
12 ch
Bezeichneten

Why the eye confuses berechneten with Bezeichneten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: berechneten is [bəˈʁɛçnətn̩] while Bezeichneten is [bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnətən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51536, 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]. Bezeichneten is at rank #9,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnətən].

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 51536, this pair ranks #1,131,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of berechneten vs Bezeichneten

Shared letters: bcehnt. Private to "berechneten": r. Private to "Bezeichneten": iz.

"berechneten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC  ·  "Bezeichneten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • berechnetenbberechneten · beerchneten · bercehneten · berecchneten · berechenten · berechhneten · berechneetn · berechnetenn
  • Bezeichnetenbbezeichneten · beezichneten · bezecihneten · bezeicchneten · bezeichenten · bezeichhneten · bezeichneetn · bezeichnetenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "berechneten" and "Bezeichneten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "berechneten" is an adjective and "Bezeichneten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "berechneten" vs "Bezeichneten" - which ranks higher?
"Bezeichneten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,160 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "berechneten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bezeichneten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,131,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "berechneten" and "Bezeichneten" 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 #1,131,725 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