Which to use
“beschlagnahmt” and “beschlagnahmten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,782
- “beschlagnahmt” frequency rank
- #45,172
- “beschlagnahmten” frequency rank
- 58954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschlagnahmt | beschlagnahmten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Auftrag einer Behörde oder durch ein Gesetz weggenommen, aus dem Besitz von jemandem entzogen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschlagnahmt |
Where the eye mixes beschlagnahmt and beschlagnahmten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. beschlagnahmt runs 13 letters (CVCCCCVCCVCCC) against beschlagnahmten's 15 (CVCCCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beschlagnahmt and beschlagnahmten
A purely visual mix-up. beschlagnahmt ([bəˈʃlaːkˌnaːmt]) and beschlagnahmten ([bəˈʃlaːkˌnaːmtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “beschlagnahmt” sits inside “beschlagnahmten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschlagnahmt is recorded at frequency rank #13,782, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlaːkˌnaːmt]. beschlagnahmten is at rank #45,172, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlaːkˌnaːmtn̩].
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 58954, this pair ranks #842,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beschlagnahmt vs beschlagnahmten
Shared letters: abceghlmnst. Private to "beschlagnahmt": -. Private to "beschlagnahmten": -.
"beschlagnahmt" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCCC · "beschlagnahmten" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschlagnahmt ← bbeschlagnahmt · becshlagnahmt · bescchlagnahmt · beschalgnahmt · beschhlagnahmt · beschlaganhmt · beschlaggnahmt · beschlagnahhmt
- beschlagnahmten ← bbeschlagnahmten · becshlagnahmten · bescchlagnahmten · beschalgnahmten · beschhlagnahmten · beschlaganhmten · beschlaggnahmten · beschlagnahhmten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beschlagnahmt" and "beschlagnahmten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beschlagnahmt" or "beschlagnahmten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschlagnahmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschlagnahmten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #842,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschlagnahmt" and "beschlagnahmten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beschlagnahme vs beschlagnahmten". 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 #842,873 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.