Which to use
“begehrt” is an adjective and “belehrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,820
- “begehrt” frequency rank
- #20,852
- “belehrt” frequency rank
- 32672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begehrt | belehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine von vielen verlangte Person oder Sache | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs belehren |
Where the eye mixes begehrt and belehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. begehrt and belehrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between begehrt and belehrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: begehrt is [bəˈɡeːɐ̯t] while belehrt is [bəˈleːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “begehrt” becomes l in “belehrt”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32672, 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]. belehrt is at rank #20,852, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈleːɐ̯t].
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 32672, this pair ranks #1,702,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begehrt vs belehrt
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "begehrt": g. Private to "belehrt": l.
"begehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "belehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begehrt" for "belehrt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "begehrt" or "belehrt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "begehrt" and "belehrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,702,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begehrt" and "belehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begehrte vs belehrt". 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 #1,702,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.