Which to use
“beteilige” is a verb and “beteiligt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,775
- “beteilige” frequency rank
- #2,053
- “beteiligt” frequency rank
- 50828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beteilige | beteiligt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beteiligen | als Partizip Passiv, in „beteiligt sein“: Ein Teil sein von, teilnehmen, mitmachen, teilhaben, aufmerksam sein |
Where the eye mixes beteilige and beteiligt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beteilige (CVCVVCVCV) and beteiligt (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses beteilige with beteiligt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beteilige is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡə] while beteiligt is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “beteilige” becomes t in “beteiligt”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50828, 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]. beteiligt is at rank #2,053, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt].
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 50828, this pair ranks #1,158,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beteilige vs beteiligt
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beteilige": -. Private to "beteiligt": -.
"beteilige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "beteiligt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beteilige" and "beteiligt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beteilige" or "beteiligt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beteilige" and "beteiligt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beteilige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,158,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beteilige" and "beteiligt" 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 #1,158,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.