Which to use
“begehen” is a verb and “begehrten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,579
- “begehen” frequency rank
- #19,839
- “begehrten” frequency rank
- 27418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begehen | begehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Objekt beschreiten, um es zu inspizieren; auf etwas zu Fuß gehen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begehrt |
Where the eye mixes begehen and begehrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. begehen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against begehrten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between begehen and begehrten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: begehen is [bəˈɡeːən] while begehrten is [bəˈɡeːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 27418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begehen is recorded at frequency rank #7,579, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡeːən]. begehrten is at rank #19,839, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɐ̯tn̩].
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 27418, this pair ranks #1,802,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begehen vs begehrten
Shared letters: beghn. Private to "begehen": -. Private to "begehrten": rt.
"begehen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "begehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begehen" and "begehrten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "begehen" or "begehrten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "begehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begehrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begehen" and "begehrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begehrten vs berührten". 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 #1,802,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.