Which to use
“beschleunigt” is a verb and “beschleunigten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,020
- “beschleunigt” frequency rank
- #39,836
- “beschleunigten” frequency rank
- 50856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschleunigt | beschleunigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschleunigen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschleunigt |
Where the eye mixes beschleunigt and beschleunigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. beschleunigt runs 12 letters (CVCCCCVVCVCC) against beschleunigten's 14 (CVCCCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beschleunigt and beschleunigten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beschleunigt is [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçt] while beschleunigten is [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beschleunigt” sits inside “beschleunigten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschleunigt is recorded at frequency rank #11,020, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçt]. 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 50856, this pair ranks #1,157,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beschleunigt vs beschleunigten
Shared letters: bceghilnstu. Private to "beschleunigt": -. Private to "beschleunigten": -.
"beschleunigt" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCC · "beschleunigten" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschleunigt ← bbeschleunigt · becshleunigt · bescchleunigt · beschelunigt · beschhleunigt · beschlenuigt · beschleuingt · beschleungit
- beschleunigten ← bbeschleunigten · becshleunigten · bescchleunigten · beschelunigten · beschhleunigten · beschlenuigten · beschleuingten · beschleungiten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beschleunigt" and "beschleunigten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beschleunigt" or "beschleunigten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beschleunigt" and "beschleunigten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschleunigt" 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 #1,157,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschleunigt" 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 #1,157,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.