Which to use
“beteiligen” is a verb and “beteiligt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,514
- “beteiligen” frequency rank
- #2,053
- “beteiligt” frequency rank
- 8567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beteiligen | beteiligt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an etwas teilnehmen oder teilhaben | als Partizip Passiv, in „beteiligt sein“: Ein Teil sein von, teilnehmen, mitmachen, teilhaben, aufmerksam sein |
Where the eye mixes beteiligen and beteiligt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beteiligen runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCVC) against beteiligt's 9 (CVCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beteiligen with beteiligt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beteiligen is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩] while beteiligt is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt]. 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 8567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beteiligen is recorded at frequency rank #6,514, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. 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 8567, this pair ranks #1,983,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beteiligen vs beteiligt
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beteiligen": n. Private to "beteiligt": -.
"beteiligen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "beteiligt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beteiligen ← bbeteiligen · beetiligen · beteiilgen · beteilgien · beteiliegn · beteiligenn · beteiliggen · beteiligne
- beteiligt ← bbeteiligt · beetiligt · beteiilgt · beteilgit · beteiliggt · beteiligtt · beteilitg · beteilligt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beteiligen" and "beteiligt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beteiligen" vs "beteiligt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligen" 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 #1,983,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beteiligen" and "beteiligt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beteilige vs beteiligen". 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 #1,983,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.