Which to use
“begehrten” is an adjective and “bekehren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,839
- “begehrten” frequency rank
- #31,459
- “bekehren” frequency rank
- 51298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begehrten | bekehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begehrt | jemanden von seinen bisherigen Ansichten abbringen und von den eigenen überzeugen |
Where the eye mixes begehrten and bekehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. begehrten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against bekehren's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begehrten vs bekehren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: begehrten is [bəˈɡeːɐ̯tn̩] while bekehren is [bəˈkeːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begehrten is recorded at frequency rank #19,839, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɐ̯tn̩]. bekehren is at rank #31,459, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkeːʁən].
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 51298, this pair ranks #1,140,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of begehrten vs bekehren
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "begehrten": gt. Private to "bekehren": k.
"begehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bekehren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begehrten" for "bekehren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "begehrten" vs "bekehren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "begehrten" and "bekehren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begehrten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,140,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begehrten" and "bekehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekehren vs Bekehrung". 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 #1,140,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.