Which to use
“bereinigt” and “beteiligt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,951
- “bereinigt” frequency rank
- #2,053
- “beteiligt” frequency rank
- 33004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bereinigt | beteiligt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Überflüssigem, von Schmutz, Unrat befreit | als Partizip Passiv, in „beteiligt sein“: Ein Teil sein von, teilnehmen, mitmachen, teilhaben, aufmerksam sein |
Where the eye mixes bereinigt and beteiligt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bereinigt and beteiligt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bereinigt vs beteiligt
A purely visual mix-up. bereinigt ([bəˈʁaɪ̯nɪçt]) and beteiligt ([bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt]) 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 33004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bereinigt is recorded at frequency rank #30,951, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯nɪçt]. beteiligt is at rank #2,053, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt].
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 33004, this pair ranks #1,695,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bereinigt vs beteiligt
Shared letters: begit. Private to "bereinigt": nr. Private to "beteiligt": l.
"bereinigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "beteiligt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bereinigt" for "beteiligt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bereinigt" or "beteiligt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bereinigt" and "beteiligt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bereinigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,695,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bereinigt" and "beteiligt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bereinigen vs bereinigt". 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 #1,695,365 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.