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“betrachte” and “betrachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,248
- “betrachte” frequency rank
- #3,175
- “betrachten” frequency rank
- 15423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betrachte | betrachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betrachten | etwas anschauen |
Where the eye mixes betrachte and betrachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. betrachte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against betrachten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between betrachte and betrachten
A purely visual mix-up. betrachte ([bəˈtʁaxtə]) and betrachten ([bəˈtʁaxtn̩]) 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) - “betrachte” sits inside “betrachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betrachte is recorded at frequency rank #12,248, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁaxtə]. betrachten is at rank #3,175, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁaxtn̩].
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 15423, this pair ranks #1,943,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betrachte vs betrachten
Shared letters: abcehrt. Private to "betrachte": -. Private to "betrachten": n.
"betrachte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "betrachten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betrachte ← bbetrachte · bertachte · betarchte · betracchte · betrachet · betrachhte · betracthe · betrahcte
- betrachten ← bbetrachten · bertachten · betarchten · betracchten · betrachetn · betrachhten · betrachtenn · betrachtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "betrachte" and "betrachten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "betrachte" or "betrachten" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "betrachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betrachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betrachte" and "betrachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedachte vs betrachte". 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 #1,943,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.