Which to use
“beteiligte” and “beteiligten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,393
- “beteiligte” frequency rank
- #2,640
- “beteiligten” frequency rank
- 14033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beteiligte | beteiligten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beteiligt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beteiligt |
Where the eye mixes beteiligte and beteiligten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. beteiligte runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against beteiligten's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beteiligte and beteiligten
A purely visual mix-up. beteiligte ([bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtə]) and beteiligten ([bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “beteiligte” sits inside “beteiligten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beteiligte is recorded at frequency rank #11,393, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtə]. 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 14033, this pair ranks #1,954,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beteiligte vs beteiligten
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beteiligte": -. Private to "beteiligten": n.
"beteiligte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "beteiligten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beteiligte ← bbeteiligte · beetiligte · beteiilgte · beteilgite · beteiliget · beteiliggte · beteiligtte · beteilitge
- beteiligten ← bbeteiligten · beetiligten · beteiilgten · beteilgiten · beteiligetn · beteiliggten · beteiligtenn · beteiligtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beteiligte" and "beteiligten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beteiligte" or "beteiligten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beteiligten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beteiligte" and "beteiligten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beteilige vs beteiligte". 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 #1,954,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.