beteiligtvsBeteiligterWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

“beteiligt” is an adjective and “Beteiligter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,053
“beteiligt” frequency rank
#41,074
“Beteiligter” frequency rank
43127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beteiligt Beteiligter
Definition als Partizip Passiv, in „beteiligt sein“: Ein Teil sein von, teilnehmen, mitmachen, teilhaben, aufmerksam sein jemand, der an etwas mitwirkt

Where the eye mixes beteiligt and Beteiligter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beteiligt runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against Beteiligter's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
beteiligt
11 ch
Beteiligter

Why the eye confuses beteiligt with Beteiligter

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beteiligt is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt] while Beteiligter is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beteiligt” sits inside “Beteiligter”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beteiligt is recorded at frequency rank #2,053, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçt]. 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 43127, this pair ranks #1,427,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of beteiligt vs Beteiligter

Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beteiligt": -. Private to "Beteiligter": r.

"beteiligt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC  ·  "Beteiligter" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beteiligtbbeteiligt · beetiligt · beteiilgt · beteilgit · beteiliggt · beteiligtt · beteilitg · beteilligt
  • Beteiligterbbeteiligter · beetiligter · beteiilgter · beteilgiter · beteiligetr · beteiliggter · beteiligterr · beteiligtre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beteiligt" and "Beteiligter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "beteiligt" is an adjective and "Beteiligter" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "beteiligt" or "Beteiligter"?
"beteiligt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,053 in our German list, against #41,074 for "Beteiligter". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beteiligt" 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 #1,427,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beteiligt" 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 #1,427,814 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