begehtvsbeziehtTell them apart

Which to use

“begeht” and “bezieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,556
“begeht” frequency rank
#2,809
“bezieht” frequency rank
16365
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature begeht bezieht
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begehen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beziehen

Where the eye mixes begeht and bezieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. begeht runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against bezieht's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
begeht
7 ch
bezieht

Visual trap between begeht and bezieht

A purely visual mix-up. begeht ([bəˈɡeːt]) and bezieht ([bəˈt͡siːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

begeht is recorded at frequency rank #13,556, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡeːt]. bezieht is at rank #2,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡siːt].

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 16365, this pair ranks #1,936,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of begeht vs bezieht

Shared letters: beht. Private to "begeht": g. Private to "bezieht": iz.

"begeht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "bezieht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • begehtbbegeht · beeght · begehht · begehtt · begeth · beggeht · beghet · bgeeht
  • beziehtbbezieht · beizeht · bezeiht · beziehht · beziehtt · bezieth · bezihet · bezzieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "begeht" for "bezieht" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈɡeːt] versus [bəˈt͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "begeht" vs "bezieht" - which ranks higher?
"bezieht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,809 in our German list, against #13,556 for "begeht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "begeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bezieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,936,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "begeht" and "bezieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs begeht". 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 #1,936,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list