Which to use
“Beteiligung” and “Beteiligungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,508
- “Beteiligung” frequency rank
- #19,155
- “Beteiligungen” frequency rank
- 22663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beteiligung | Beteiligungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Mitmachen bei einer Sache, die Mitwirkung, Teilnahme | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beteiligung |
Where the eye mixes Beteiligung and Beteiligungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Beteiligung runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCVCC) against Beteiligungen's 13 (CVCVVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Beteiligung and Beteiligungen
A purely visual mix-up. Beteiligung ([bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ]) and Beteiligungen ([bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Beteiligung” sits inside “Beteiligungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beteiligung is recorded at frequency rank #3,508, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ]. Beteiligungen is at rank #19,155, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋən].
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 22663, this pair ranks #1,871,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beteiligung vs Beteiligungen
Shared letters: begilntu. Private to "Beteiligung": -. Private to "Beteiligungen": -.
"Beteiligung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC · "Beteiligungen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Beteiligung ← bbeteiligung · beetiligung · beteiilgung · beteilgiung · beteiliggung · beteilignug · beteiligugn · beteiligungg
- Beteiligungen ← bbeteiligungen · beetiligungen · beteiilgungen · beteilgiungen · beteiliggungen · beteilignugen · beteiligugnen · beteiligunegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Beteiligung" for "Beteiligungen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Beteiligung" vs "Beteiligungen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Beteiligung" and "Beteiligungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beteiligung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Beteiligungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,871,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beteiligung" and "Beteiligungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beleidigungen vs Beteiligungen". 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 #1,871,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.