Which to use
“beachten” is a verb and “besuchten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,099
- “beachten” frequency rank
- #9,159
- “besuchten” frequency rank
- 13258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachten | besuchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besucht |
Where the eye mixes beachten and besuchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beachten runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against besuchten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beachten with besuchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beachten is [bəˈʔaxtn̩] while besuchten is [bəˈzuːxtn̩]. 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 13258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beachten is recorded at frequency rank #4,099, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtn̩]. besuchten is at rank #9,159, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzuːxtn̩].
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 13258, this pair ranks #1,959,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beachten vs besuchten
Shared letters: bcehnt. Private to "beachten": a. Private to "besuchten": su.
"beachten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "besuchten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beachten" and "besuchten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beachten" or "besuchten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besuchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachten" and "besuchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beachten 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 #1,959,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.