Which to use
“beim” is an abbrev and “bekam” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #113
- “beim” frequency rank
- #1,690
- “bekam” frequency rank
- 1803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beim | bekam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zusammenfluss von Präposition und bestimmtem Artikel (Dativ): bei dem | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bekommen |
Where the eye mixes beim and bekam
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. beim runs 4 letters (CVVC) against bekam's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beim and bekam
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beim is [baɪ̯m] while bekam is [bəˈkaːm]. 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 (abbrev vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beim is recorded at frequency rank #113, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [baɪ̯m]. bekam is at rank #1,690, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkaːm].
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 1803, this pair ranks #2,003,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beim vs bekam
Shared letters: bem. Private to "beim": i. Private to "bekam": ak.
"beim" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "bekam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beim" and "bekam" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beim" or "bekam"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beim" and "bekam" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beim" and "bekam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beckum vs bekam". 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 #2,003,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.