Which to use
“begehrt” and “begehrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,820
- “begehrt” frequency rank
- #19,839
- “begehrten” frequency rank
- 31659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begehrt | begehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine von vielen verlangte Person oder Sache | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begehrt |
Where the eye mixes begehrt and begehrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. begehrt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against begehrten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses begehrt with begehrten
A purely visual mix-up. begehrt ([bəˈɡeːɐ̯t]) and begehrten ([bəˈɡeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “begehrt” sits inside “begehrten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31659, 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]. 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 31659, this pair ranks #1,723,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begehrt vs begehrten
Shared letters: beghrt. Private to "begehrt": -. Private to "begehrten": n.
"begehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "begehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "begehrt" and "begehrten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "begehrt" or "begehrten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "begehrt" 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 #1,723,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begehrt" 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 #1,723,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.