Which to use
“unbeschadet” is a preposition and “unbeschädigt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,427
- “unbeschadet” frequency rank
- #41,522
- “unbeschädigt” frequency rank
- 60949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unbeschadet | unbeschädigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Genitiv: ohne Schaden für | nicht beschädigt, ohne Schaden |
Where the eye mixes unbeschadet and unbeschädigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. unbeschadet runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVCVC) against unbeschädigt's 12 (VCCVCCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unbeschadet vs unbeschädigt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unbeschadet is [ˈʊnbəˌʃaːdət] while unbeschädigt is [ˈʊnbəˌʃɛːdɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unbeschadet is recorded at frequency rank #19,427, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈʊnbəˌʃaːdət]. unbeschädigt is at rank #41,522, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnbəˌʃɛːdɪçt].
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 60949, this pair ranks #767,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unbeschadet vs unbeschädigt
Shared letters: bcdehnstu. Private to "unbeschadet": a. Private to "unbeschädigt": giä.
"unbeschadet" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC · "unbeschädigt" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unbeschadet ← nubeschadet · ubneschadet · unbbeschadet · unbecshadet · unbescahdet · unbescchadet · unbeschaddet · unbeschadett
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unbeschadet" and "unbeschädigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unbeschadet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unbeschädigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #767,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #767,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.