Which to use
“berechtigte” and “berechtigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,247
- “berechtigte” frequency rank
- #12,869
- “berechtigten” frequency rank
- 25116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berechtigte | berechtigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berechtigt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs berechtigt |
Where the eye mixes berechtigte and berechtigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: berechtigte vs berechtigten
A purely visual mix-up. berechtigte ([bəˈʁɛçtɪçtə]) and berechtigten ([bəˈʁɛçtɪçtn̩]) 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) - “berechtigte” sits inside “berechtigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berechtigte is recorded at frequency rank #12,247, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçtɪçtə]. berechtigten is at rank #12,869, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁɛçtɪçtn̩].
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 25116, this pair ranks #1,837,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of berechtigte vs berechtigten
Shared letters: bceghirt. Private to "berechtigte": -. Private to "berechtigten": n.
"berechtigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCV · "berechtigten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- berechtigte ← bberechtigte · beerchtigte · bercehtigte · berecchtigte · berechhtigte · berechitgte · berechtgite · berechtiget
- berechtigten ← bberechtigten · beerchtigten · bercehtigten · berecchtigten · berechhtigten · berechitgten · berechtgiten · berechtigetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "berechtigte" for "berechtigten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "berechtigte" or "berechtigten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "berechtigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berechtigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,837,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berechtigte" and "berechtigten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berechtigten vs berechtigtes". 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 #1,837,928 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.