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.
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
- beteiligten ← bbeteiligten · beetiligten · beteiilgten · beteilgiten · beteiligetn · beteiliggten · beteiligtenn · beteiligtne
- Beteiligter ← bbeteiligter · beetiligter · beteiilgter · beteilgiter · beteiligetr · beteiliggter · beteiligterr · beteiligtre
Frequently Asked Questions
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- 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.