Which to use
“bekommen” and “bekommt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #336
- “bekommen” frequency rank
- #681
- “bekommt” frequency rank
- 1017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekommen | bekommt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas empfangen, etwas erhalten, etwas erlangen; in seinen Besitz übernehmen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekommen |
Where the eye mixes bekommen and bekommt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bekommen and bekommt
A purely visual mix-up. bekommen ([bəˈkɔmən]) and bekommt ([bəˈkɔmt]) 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 1017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekommen is recorded at frequency rank #336, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɔmən]. bekommt is at rank #681, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɔmt].
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 1017, this pair ranks #2,005,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bekommen vs bekommt
Shared letters: bekmo. Private to "bekommen": n. Private to "bekommt": t.
"bekommen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bekommt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bekommen" for "bekommt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bekommen" or "bekommt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bekommen" and "bekommt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekommt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekommen" and "bekommt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekommt vs benimmt". 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 #2,005,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.