Which to use
“beschäftigten” is an adjective and “Beschäftigter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,066
- “beschäftigten” frequency rank
- #46,520
- “Beschäftigter” frequency rank
- 51586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschäftigten | Beschäftigter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt | eine Person, die einer nichtselbstständigen Tätigkeit nachgeht |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set beschäftigten and Beschäftigter apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
beschäftigten and Beschäftigter form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - n in “beschäftigten” becomes r in “Beschäftigter” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschäftigten is recorded at frequency rank #5,066, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃɛftɪçtn̩]. Beschäftigter is at rank #46,520, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʃɛftɪçtɐ].
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 51586, this pair ranks #1,129,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering beschäftigten vs Beschäftigter
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “beschäftigten”; for a noun, it's “Beschäftigter”.
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