Which to use
“beeilen” and “bereisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,460
- “beeilen” frequency rank
- #40,436
- “bereisen” frequency rank
- 65896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beeilen | bereisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen), sich schneller bewegen, schneller machen | eine Gegend, ein Land bei Besuchen (Reisen) erkunden |
Where the eye mixes beeilen and bereisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beeilen runs 7 letters (CVVVCVC) against bereisen's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beeilen and bereisen
A purely visual mix-up. beeilen ([bəˈʔaɪ̯lən]) and bereisen ([bəˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beeilen is recorded at frequency rank #25,460, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaɪ̯lən]. bereisen is at rank #40,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯zn̩].
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 65896, this pair ranks #591,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beeilen vs bereisen
Shared letters: bein. Private to "beeilen": l. Private to "bereisen": rs.
"beeilen" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC · "bereisen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beeilen" and "bereisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beeilen" vs "bereisen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beeilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bereisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #591,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beeilen" and "bereisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bereden vs bereisen". 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 #591,341 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.