Which to use
“beschleunigen” is a verb and “beschleunigten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,431
- “beschleunigen” frequency rank
- #39,836
- “beschleunigten” frequency rank
- 50267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschleunigen | beschleunigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen, schneller werden lassen; schneller werden; ein bestimmtes Beschleunigungsvermögen haben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschleunigt |
Where the eye mixes beschleunigen and beschleunigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. beschleunigen runs 13 letters (CVCCCCVVCVCVC) against beschleunigten's 14 (CVCCCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beschleunigen vs beschleunigten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beschleunigen is [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩] while beschleunigten is [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50267, 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]. beschleunigten is at rank #39,836, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtn̩].
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 50267, this pair ranks #1,180,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beschleunigen vs beschleunigten
Shared letters: bceghilnsu. Private to "beschleunigen": -. Private to "beschleunigten": t.
"beschleunigen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCVC · "beschleunigten" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschleunigen ← bbeschleunigen · becshleunigen · bescchleunigen · beschelunigen · beschhleunigen · beschlenuigen · beschleuingen · beschleungien
- beschleunigten ← bbeschleunigten · becshleunigten · bescchleunigten · beschelunigten · beschhleunigten · beschlenuigten · beschleuingten · beschleungiten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beschleunigen" or "beschleunigten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigten" 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 "beschleunigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,180,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschleunigen" and "beschleunigten" 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 #1,180,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.