Which to use
“bekomme” and “bekommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,233
- “bekomme” frequency rank
- #336
- “bekommen” frequency rank
- 2569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekomme | bekommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekommen | etwas empfangen, etwas erhalten, etwas erlangen; in seinen Besitz übernehmen |
Where the eye mixes bekomme and bekommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bekomme runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against bekommen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bekomme and bekommen
A purely visual mix-up. bekomme ([bəˈkɔmə]) and bekommen ([bəˈkɔmən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bekomme” sits inside “bekommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekomme is recorded at frequency rank #2,233, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɔmə]. bekommen is at rank #336, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɔmən].
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 2569, this pair ranks #2,002,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bekomme vs bekommen
Shared letters: bekmo. Private to "bekomme": -. Private to "bekommen": n.
"bekomme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bekommen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bekomme" for "bekommen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bekomme" vs "bekommen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bekomme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekomme" and "bekommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "become vs bekomme". 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 #2,002,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.