Which to use
“Beamte” is a noun and “bekäme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,684
- “Beamte” frequency rank
- #20,522
- “bekäme” frequency rank
- 25206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beamte | bekäme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die verbeamtet (in Österreich: pragmatisiert) (oder in einer ähnlichen Position tätig) ist | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bekommen |
Where the eye mixes Beamte and bekäme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Beamte (CVVCCV) and bekäme (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Beamte vs bekäme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Beamte is [bəˈʔamtə] while bekäme is [bəˈkɛːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beamte is recorded at frequency rank #4,684, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔamtə]. bekäme is at rank #20,522, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɛːmə].
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 25206, this pair ranks #1,836,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beamte vs bekäme
Shared letters: bem. Private to "Beamte": at. Private to "bekäme": kä.
"Beamte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "bekäme" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Beamte ← baemte · bbeamte · beamet · beammte · beamtte · beatme · bemate · ebamte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Beamte" and "bekäme" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Beamte" vs "bekäme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Beamte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekäme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,836,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beamte" and "bekäme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekäme vs bekämpfe". 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 #1,836,590 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.