Which to use
“beschädigte” and “beschuldigte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,154
- “beschädigte” frequency rank
- #17,531
- “beschuldigte” frequency rank
- 36685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschädigte | beschuldigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschädigt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschuldigt |
Where the eye mixes beschädigte and beschuldigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. beschädigte runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCCV) against beschuldigte's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beschädigte with beschuldigte
A purely visual mix-up. beschädigte ([bəˈʃɛːdɪçtə]) and beschuldigte ([bəˈʃʊldɪçtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschädigte is recorded at frequency rank #19,154, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃɛːdɪçtə]. beschuldigte is at rank #17,531, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃʊldɪçtə].
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 36685, this pair ranks #1,609,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beschädigte vs beschuldigte
Shared letters: bcdeghist. Private to "beschädigte": ä. Private to "beschuldigte": lu.
"beschädigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV · "beschuldigte" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschuldigte ← bbeschuldigte · becshuldigte · bescchuldigte · beschhuldigte · beschludigte · beschudligte · beschulddigte · beschuldgite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beschädigte" for "beschuldigte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beschädigte" vs "beschuldigte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschädigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschuldigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,609,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschädigte" and "beschuldigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschuldigen vs beschuldigte". 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 #1,609,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.