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“beteilige” and “beteiligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,775
- “beteilige” frequency rank
- #6,514
- “beteiligen” frequency rank
- 55289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beteilige | beteiligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beteiligen | an etwas teilnehmen oder teilhaben |
Where the eye mixes beteilige and beteiligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beteilige runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against beteiligen's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beteilige vs beteiligen
A purely visual mix-up. beteilige ([bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡə]) and beteiligen ([bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]) 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) - “beteilige” sits inside “beteiligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beteilige is recorded at frequency rank #48,775, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡə]. beteiligen is at rank #6,514, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩].
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 55289, this pair ranks #985,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beteilige vs beteiligen
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beteilige": -. Private to "beteiligen": n.
"beteilige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "beteiligen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beteilige ← bbeteilige · beetilige · beteiilge · beteilgie · beteilieg · beteiligge · beteillige · beteliige
- beteiligen ← bbeteiligen · beetiligen · beteiilgen · beteilgien · beteiliegn · beteiligenn · beteiliggen · beteiligne
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "beteilige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #985,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beteilige" and "beteiligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beleidige vs beteilige". 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 #985,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.