Which to use
“begehrt” and “begehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,820
- “begehrt” frequency rank
- #22,270
- “begehrte” frequency rank
- 34090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begehrt | begehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine von vielen verlangte Person oder Sache | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begehrt |
Where the eye mixes begehrt and begehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. begehrt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against begehrte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begehrt vs begehrte
A purely visual mix-up. begehrt ([bəˈɡeːɐ̯t]) and begehrte ([bəˈɡeːɐ̯tə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “begehrt” sits inside “begehrte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begehrt is recorded at frequency rank #11,820, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɐ̯t]. begehrte is at rank #22,270, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɐ̯tə].
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 34090, this pair ranks #1,671,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begehrt vs begehrte
Shared letters: beghrt. Private to "begehrt": -. Private to "begehrte": -.
"begehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "begehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begehrt" for "begehrte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "begehrt" or "begehrte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "begehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begehrt" and "begehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begehrte vs bewerte". 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 #1,671,226 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.