Which to use
“beteiligen” is a verb and “beteiligten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,514
- “beteiligen” frequency rank
- #2,640
- “beteiligten” frequency rank
- 9154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beteiligen | beteiligten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an etwas teilnehmen oder teilhaben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beteiligt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set beteiligen and beteiligten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
beteiligen and beteiligten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9154, 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]. beteiligten is at rank #2,640, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtn̩].
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 9154, this pair ranks #1,981,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beteiligen" and "beteiligten" be used interchangeably?
Remembering beteiligen vs beteiligten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “beteiligen”; for an adjective, it's “beteiligten”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “beteiligen” entry
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