beteiligenvsBeteiligterWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: beteiligen is a verb, Beteiligter is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

10 ch
beteiligen
11 ch
Beteiligter

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

  • beteiligenbbeteiligen · beetiligen · beteiilgen · beteilgien · beteiliegn · beteiligenn · beteiliggen · beteiligne
  • Beteiligterbbeteiligter · beetiligter · beteiilgter · beteilgiter · beteiligetr · beteiliggter · beteiligterr · beteiligtre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beteiligen" for "Beteiligter" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "beteiligen" is a verb and "Beteiligter" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "beteiligen" or "Beteiligter"?
"beteiligen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,514 in our German list, against #41,074 for "Beteiligter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list