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“beschleunigte” and “beschleunigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,217
“beschleunigte” frequency rank
#39,836
“beschleunigten” frequency rank
67053
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beschleunigte beschleunigten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschleunigt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschleunigt

Where the eye mixes beschleunigte and beschleunigten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. beschleunigte runs 13 letters (CVCCCCVVCVCCV) against beschleunigten's 14 (CVCCCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
beschleunigte
14 ch
beschleunigten

Visual trap between beschleunigte and beschleunigten

A purely visual mix-up. beschleunigte ([bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtə]) and beschleunigten ([bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “beschleunigte” sits inside “beschleunigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beschleunigte is recorded at frequency rank #27,217, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtə]. 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 67053, this pair ranks #552,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of beschleunigte vs beschleunigten

Shared letters: bceghilnstu. Private to "beschleunigte": -. Private to "beschleunigten": -.

"beschleunigte" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCCV  ·  "beschleunigten" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beschleunigte ← bbeschleunigte · becshleunigte · bescchleunigte · beschelunigte · beschhleunigte · beschlenuigte · beschleuingte · beschleungite
  • beschleunigten ← bbeschleunigten · becshleunigten · bescchleunigten · beschelunigten · beschhleunigten · beschlenuigten · beschleuingten · beschleungiten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beschleunigte" for "beschleunigten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtə] versus [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪçtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beschleunigte" vs "beschleunigten" - which ranks higher?
"beschleunigte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,217 in our German list, against #39,836 for "beschleunigten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beschleunigte" 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 #552,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beschleunigte" and "beschleunigten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschleunigt 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 #552,795 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