Which to use
“beachte” is a verb and “besuchte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,016
- “beachte” frequency rank
- #5,346
- “besuchte” frequency rank
- 19362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachte | besuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beachten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besucht |
Where the eye mixes beachte and besuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beachte runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against besuchte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beachte with besuchte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beachte is [bəˈʔaxtə] while besuchte is [bəˈzuːxtə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beachte is recorded at frequency rank #14,016, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtə]. besuchte is at rank #5,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzuːxtə].
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 19362, this pair ranks #1,909,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beachte vs besuchte
Shared letters: bceht. Private to "beachte": a. Private to "besuchte": su.
"beachte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "besuchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beachte" for "besuchte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beachte" or "besuchte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachte" and "besuchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beachte vs bedachte". 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 #1,909,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.