Which to use
“befuhr” and “bemüht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,044
- “befuhr” frequency rank
- #4,770
- “bemüht” frequency rank
- 47814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befuhr | bemüht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs befahren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bemühen |
Where the eye mixes befuhr and bemüht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. befuhr and bemüht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: befuhr vs bemüht
A purely visual mix-up. befuhr ([bəˈfuːɐ̯]) and bemüht ([bəˈmyːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befuhr is recorded at frequency rank #43,044, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈfuːɐ̯]. bemüht is at rank #4,770, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈmyːt].
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 47814, this pair ranks #1,271,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of befuhr vs bemüht
Shared letters: beh. Private to "befuhr": fru. Private to "bemüht": mtü.
"befuhr" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "bemüht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- befuhr ← bbefuhr · beffuhr · befhur · befuhhr · befuhrr · befurh · beufhr · bfeuhr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befuhr" and "bemüht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "befuhr" or "bemüht" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "befuhr" and "bemüht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "befuhr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemüht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,271,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befuhr" and "bemüht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befuhr vs bemühe". 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 #1,271,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.