beschleunigenvsbeschleunigteConfusable pair

Quick tell: beschleunigen is a verb, beschleunigte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“beschleunigen” is a verb and “beschleunigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,431
“beschleunigen” frequency rank
#27,217
“beschleunigte” frequency rank
37648
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beschleunigen beschleunigte
Definition die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen, schneller werden lassen; schneller werden; ein bestimmtes Beschleunigungsvermögen haben Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschleunigt

Where the eye mixes beschleunigen and beschleunigte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. beschleunigen (CVCCCCVVCVCVC) and beschleunigte (CVCCCCVVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

13 ch
beschleunigen
13 ch
beschleunigte

Why the eye confuses beschleunigen with beschleunigte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beschleunigen is [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩] while beschleunigte is [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37648, 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]. beschleunigte is at rank #27,217, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtə].

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 37648, this pair ranks #1,584,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beschleunigen vs beschleunigte

Shared letters: bceghilnsu. Private to "beschleunigen": -. Private to "beschleunigte": t.

"beschleunigen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCVC  ·  "beschleunigte" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beschleunigen ← bbeschleunigen · becshleunigen · bescchleunigen · beschelunigen · beschhleunigen · beschlenuigen · beschleuingen · beschleungien
  • beschleunigte ← bbeschleunigte · becshleunigte · bescchleunigte · beschelunigte · beschhleunigte · beschlenuigte · beschleuingte · beschleungite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "beschleunigen" is a verb and "beschleunigte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "beschleunigen" or "beschleunigte"?
"beschleunigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,431 in our German list, against #27,217 for "beschleunigte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigte" 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 "beschleunigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,584,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschleunigte vs beschleunigten". 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 #1,584,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list