Which to use
“Beispiel” is a noun and “bespielt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #389
- “Beispiel” frequency rank
- #38,641
- “bespielt” frequency rank
- 39030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beispiel | bespielt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Einzelfall, der zufällig aus einer Menge genommen wurde, der als Erklärung oder Nachweis dient | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bespielen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Beispiel and bespielt apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Beispiel and bespielt form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beispiel is recorded at frequency rank #389, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpiːl]. bespielt is at rank #38,641, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃpiːlt].
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 39030, this pair ranks #1,548,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Beispiel vs bespielt
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