Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "beschleunigte" vs "beschleunigten" - which ranks higher?
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.