Which to use
“beteilige” is a verb and “beteiligte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,775
- “beteilige” frequency rank
- #11,393
- “beteiligte” frequency rank
- 60168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beteilige | beteiligte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beteiligen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beteiligt |
Where the eye mixes beteilige and beteiligte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beteilige runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against beteiligte's 10 (CVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beteilige vs beteiligte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beteilige is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡə] while beteiligte is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60168, 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]. beteiligte is at rank #11,393, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtə].
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 60168, this pair ranks #796,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beteilige vs beteiligte
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beteilige": -. Private to "beteiligte": -.
"beteilige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "beteiligte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beteilige ← bbeteilige · beetilige · beteiilge · beteilgie · beteilieg · beteiligge · beteillige · beteliige
- beteiligte ← bbeteiligte · beetiligte · beteiilgte · beteilgite · beteiliget · beteiliggte · beteiligtte · beteilitge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beteilige" and "beteiligte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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- Full dictionary entry for "beteilige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #796,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beteilige" and "beteiligte" 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 #796,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.