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.
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
- beteiligt ← bbeteiligt · beetiligt · beteiilgt · beteilgit · beteiliggt · beteiligtt · beteilitg · beteilligt
- Beteiligter ← bbeteiligter · beetiligter · beteiilgter · beteilgiter · beteiligetr · beteiliggter · beteiligterr · beteiligtre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beteiligt" and "Beteiligter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beteiligt" or "Beteiligter"?
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.