beteiligtenvsBeteiligterWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#2,640
“beteiligten” frequency rank
#41,074
“Beteiligter” frequency rank
43714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beteiligten Beteiligter
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beteiligt jemand, der an etwas mitwirkt

Where the eye mixes beteiligten and Beteiligter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. beteiligten and Beteiligter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
beteiligten
11 ch
Beteiligter

Look-alike desk: beteiligten vs Beteiligter

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beteiligten is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtn̩] while Beteiligter is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “beteiligten” becomes r in “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 43714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beteiligten is recorded at frequency rank #2,640, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪçtn̩]. 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 43714, this pair ranks #1,409,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of beteiligten vs Beteiligter

Shared letters: begilt. Private to "beteiligten": n. Private to "Beteiligter": r.

"beteiligten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC  ·  "Beteiligter" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beteiligtenbbeteiligten · beetiligten · beteiilgten · beteilgiten · beteiligetn · beteiliggten · beteiligtenn · beteiligtne
  • Beteiligterbbeteiligter · beetiligter · beteiilgter · beteilgiter · beteiligetr · beteiliggter · beteiligterr · beteiligtre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beteiligten" for "Beteiligter" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "beteiligten" is an adjective and "Beteiligter" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "beteiligten" vs "Beteiligter" - which ranks higher?
"beteiligten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,640 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beteiligten" 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 #1,409,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beteiligten" 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 #1,409,238 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