Which to use
“begehen” and “bejahen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,579
- “begehen” frequency rank
- #45,800
- “bejahen” frequency rank
- 53379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begehen | bejahen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Objekt beschreiten, um es zu inspizieren; auf etwas zu Fuß gehen | seine Zustimmung geben; ja sagen |
Where the eye mixes begehen and bejahen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. begehen and bejahen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: begehen vs bejahen
A purely visual mix-up. begehen ([bəˈɡeːən]) and bejahen ([bəˈjaːən]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53379, 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]. bejahen is at rank #45,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈjaːən].
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 53379, this pair ranks #1,060,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begehen vs bejahen
Shared letters: behn. Private to "begehen": g. Private to "bejahen": aj.
"begehen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "bejahen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begehen" and "bejahen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "begehen" or "bejahen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "begehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bejahen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,060,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begehen" and "bejahen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bejahen vs bemalen". 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 #1,060,339 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.