Which to use
“betrachten” is a verb and “betrachteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,175
- “betrachten” frequency rank
- #23,445
- “betrachteten” frequency rank
- 26620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | betrachten | betrachteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas anschauen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs betrachtet |
Where the eye mixes betrachten and betrachteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. betrachten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against betrachteten's 12 (CVCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between betrachten and betrachteten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: betrachten is [bəˈtʁaxtn̩] while betrachteten is [bəˈtʁaxtətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26620, 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]. betrachteten is at rank #23,445, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtʁaxtətn̩].
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 26620, this pair ranks #1,815,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of betrachten vs betrachteten
Shared letters: abcehnrt. Private to "betrachten": -. Private to "betrachteten": -.
"betrachten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "betrachteten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- betrachten ← bbetrachten · bertachten · betarchten · betracchten · betrachetn · betrachhten · betrachtenn · betrachtne
- betrachteten ← bbetrachteten · bertachteten · betarchteten · betracchteten · betrachetten · betrachhteten · betrachteetn · betrachtetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "betrachten" for "betrachteten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "betrachten" or "betrachteten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "betrachten" and "betrachteten" 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 "betrachteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,815,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "betrachten" and "betrachteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beachteten vs betrachteten". 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 #1,815,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.