Which to use
“beschränkte” and “beschränkter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,312
- “beschränkte” frequency rank
- #32,443
- “beschränkter” frequency rank
- 47755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschränkte | beschränkter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschränkt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschränkt |
Where the eye mixes beschränkte and beschränkter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. beschränkte runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCCV) against beschränkter's 12 (CVCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beschränkte with beschränkter
A purely visual mix-up. beschränkte ([bəˈʃʁɛŋktə]) and beschränkter ([bəˈʃʁɛŋktɐ]) 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) - “beschränkte” sits inside “beschränkter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschränkte is recorded at frequency rank #15,312, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃʁɛŋktə]. beschränkter is at rank #32,443, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃʁɛŋktɐ].
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 47755, this pair ranks #1,273,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beschränkte vs beschränkter
Shared letters: bcehknrstä. Private to "beschränkte": -. Private to "beschränkter": -.
"beschränkte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCV · "beschränkter" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beschränkte" and "beschränkter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschränkte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschränkter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,273,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschränkte" and "beschränkter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschränkten vs beschränkter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,273,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.