Which to use
“beschränkt” and “beschränkten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,945
- “beschränkt” frequency rank
- #20,859
- “beschränkten” frequency rank
- 24804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschränkt | beschränkten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abwertend: einfältig, engstirnig, geistig unbeweglich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschränkt |
Where the eye mixes beschränkt and beschränkten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. beschränkt runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCCC) against beschränkten's 12 (CVCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beschränkt with beschränkten
A purely visual mix-up. beschränkt ([bəˈʃʁɛŋkt]) and beschränkten ([bəˈʃʁɛŋktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “beschränkt” sits inside “beschränkten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24804, 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]. beschränkten is at rank #20,859, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃʁɛŋktn̩].
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 24804, this pair ranks #1,842,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beschränkt vs beschränkten
Shared letters: bcehknrstä. Private to "beschränkt": -. Private to "beschränkten": -.
"beschränkt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "beschränkten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beschränkt" for "beschränkten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beschränkt" or "beschränkten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschränkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschränkten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschränkt" and "beschränkten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschränkten vs beschränkter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,842,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.