Which to use
“Befehl” is a noun and “begeht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,797
- “Befehl” frequency rank
- #13,556
- “begeht” frequency rank
- 17353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Befehl | begeht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verbindliche Anweisung (bei Militär, Polizei und ähnlichen) | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begehen |
Where the eye mixes Befehl and begeht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Befehl and begeht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Befehl and begeht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Befehl is [bəˈfeːl] while begeht is [bəˈɡeːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 17353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Befehl is recorded at frequency rank #3,797, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfeːl]. begeht is at rank #13,556, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡeːt].
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 17353, this pair ranks #1,928,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Befehl vs begeht
Shared letters: beh. Private to "Befehl": fl. Private to "begeht": gt.
"Befehl" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "begeht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Befehl" and "begeht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Befehl" vs "begeht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Befehl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Befehl" and "begeht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs begeht". 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 #1,928,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.