Which to use
“beteiligen” is a verb and “Beteiligter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,514
- “beteiligen” frequency rank
- #41,074
- “Beteiligter” frequency rank
- 47588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beteiligen | Beteiligter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an etwas teilnehmen oder teilhaben | jemand, der an etwas mitwirkt |
Where the eye mixes beteiligen and Beteiligter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beteiligen runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCVC) against Beteiligter's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beteiligen and Beteiligter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beteiligen is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩] while Beteiligter is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtɐ]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47588, 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]. Beteiligter is at rank #41,074, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtɐ].
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 47588, this pair ranks #1,279,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beteiligen vs Beteiligter
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beteiligen": n. Private to "Beteiligter": r.
"beteiligen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "Beteiligter" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beteiligen ← bbeteiligen · beetiligen · beteiilgen · beteilgien · beteiliegn · beteiligenn · beteiliggen · beteiligne
- Beteiligter ← bbeteiligter · beetiligter · beteiilgter · beteilgiter · beteiligetr · beteiliggter · beteiligterr · beteiligtre
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beteiligter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,279,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beteiligen" and "Beteiligter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beteilige vs Beteiligter". 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 #1,279,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.