Which to use
“beschränkt” and “beschränkte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,945
- “beschränkt” frequency rank
- #15,312
- “beschränkte” frequency rank
- 19257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschränkt | beschränkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abwertend: einfältig, engstirnig, geistig unbeweglich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschränkt |
Where the eye mixes beschränkt and beschränkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. beschränkt runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCCC) against beschränkte's 11 (CVCCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beschränkt vs beschränkte
A purely visual mix-up. beschränkt ([bəˈʃʁɛŋkt]) and beschränkte ([bəˈʃʁɛŋktə]) 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) - “beschränkt” sits inside “beschränkte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschränkt is recorded at frequency rank #3,945, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃʁɛŋkt]. beschränkte is at rank #15,312, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃʁɛŋktə].
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 19257, this pair ranks #1,910,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beschränkt vs beschränkte
Shared letters: bcehknrstä. Private to "beschränkt": -. Private to "beschränkte": -.
"beschränkt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "beschränkte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beschränkt" and "beschränkte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beschränkt" or "beschränkte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschränkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschränkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschränkt" and "beschränkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschränkte vs beschränkter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,910,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.