Which to use
“bekennt” and “brennt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,248
- “bekennt” frequency rank
- #4,691
- “brennt” frequency rank
- 18939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekennt | brennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekennen | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs brennen |
Where the eye mixes bekennt and brennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bekennt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against brennt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bekennt with brennt
A purely visual mix-up. bekennt ([bəˈkɛnt]) and brennt ([bʁɛnt]) 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 18939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekennt is recorded at frequency rank #14,248, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɛnt]. brennt is at rank #4,691, tagged as averb, pronounced [bʁɛnt].
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 18939, this pair ranks #1,913,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bekennt vs brennt
Shared letters: bent. Private to "bekennt": k. Private to "brennt": r.
"bekennt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "brennt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bekennt" and "brennt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bekennt" vs "brennt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bekennt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekennt" and "brennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekenne vs bekennt". 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 #1,913,345 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.