Which to use
“beschleunigen” and “beschleunigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,431
- “beschleunigen” frequency rank
- #11,020
- “beschleunigt” frequency rank
- 21451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschleunigen | beschleunigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen, schneller werden lassen; schneller werden; ein bestimmtes Beschleunigungsvermögen haben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschleunigen |
Where the eye mixes beschleunigen and beschleunigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. beschleunigen runs 13 letters (CVCCCCVVCVCVC) against beschleunigt's 12 (CVCCCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beschleunigen and beschleunigt
A purely visual mix-up. beschleunigen ([bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]) and beschleunigt ([bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçt]) 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 21451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschleunigen is recorded at frequency rank #10,431, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. beschleunigt is at rank #11,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçt].
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 21451, this pair ranks #1,886,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beschleunigen vs beschleunigt
Shared letters: bceghilnsu. Private to "beschleunigen": -. Private to "beschleunigt": t.
"beschleunigen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCVC · "beschleunigt" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschleunigen ← bbeschleunigen · becshleunigen · bescchleunigen · beschelunigen · beschhleunigen · beschlenuigen · beschleuingen · beschleungien
- beschleunigt ← bbeschleunigt · becshleunigt · bescchleunigt · beschelunigt · beschhleunigt · beschlenuigt · beschleuingt · beschleungit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beschleunigen" vs "beschleunigt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschleunigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschleunigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bescheinigen vs beschleunigen". 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 #1,886,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.