Which to use
“bemalte” and “besagte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,430
- “bemalte” frequency rank
- #18,494
- “besagte” frequency rank
- 58924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemalte | besagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemalt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt |
Where the eye mixes bemalte and besagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bemalte and besagte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bemalte vs besagte
A purely visual mix-up. bemalte ([bəˈmaːltə]) and besagte ([bəˈzaːktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemalte is recorded at frequency rank #40,430, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmaːltə]. besagte is at rank #18,494, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzaːktə].
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 58924, this pair ranks #844,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bemalte vs besagte
Shared letters: abet. Private to "bemalte": lm. Private to "besagte": gs.
"bemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "besagte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemalte" for "besagte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bemalte" vs "besagte" - 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 "bemalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #844,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemalte" and "besagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaltet vs bemalte". 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 #844,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.