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“betrachten” and “betrachtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,175
- “betrachten” frequency rank
- #2,138
- “betrachtet” frequency rank
- 5313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betrachten | betrachtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas anschauen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betrachten |
Where the eye mixes betrachten and betrachtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. betrachten and betrachtet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: betrachten vs betrachtet
A purely visual mix-up. betrachten ([bəˈtʁaxtn̩]) and betrachtet ([bəˈtʁaxtət]) 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 a single letter - n in “betrachten” becomes t in “betrachtet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
betrachten is recorded at frequency rank #3,175, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁaxtn̩]. betrachtet is at rank #2,138, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁaxtət].
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 5313, this pair ranks #1,995,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betrachten vs betrachtet
Shared letters: abcehrt. Private to "betrachten": n. Private to "betrachtet": -.
"betrachten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "betrachtet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betrachten ← bbetrachten · bertachten · betarchten · betracchten · betrachetn · betrachhten · betrachtenn · betrachtne
- betrachtet ← bbetrachtet · bertachtet · betarchtet · betracchtet · betrachett · betrachhtet · betrachtett · betrachtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "betrachten" and "betrachtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "betrachten" or "betrachtet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "betrachten" and "betrachtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "betrachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betrachtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betrachten" and "betrachtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betrachten vs Betrachters". 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 #1,995,149 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.