Which to use
“bemühe” and “bemühen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,560
- “bemühe” frequency rank
- #6,041
- “bemühen” frequency rank
- 34601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühe | bemühen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bemühen | sich Mühe geben, sich anstrengen |
Where the eye mixes bemühe and bemühen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bemühe runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against bemühen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bemühe and bemühen
A purely visual mix-up. bemühe ([bəˈmyːə]) and bemühen ([bəˈmyːən]) 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) - “bemühe” sits inside “bemühen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemühe is recorded at frequency rank #28,560, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈmyːə]. bemühen is at rank #6,041, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈmyːən].
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 34601, this pair ranks #1,659,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemühe vs bemühen
Shared letters: behmü. Private to "bemühe": -. Private to "bemühen": n.
"bemühe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bemühen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemühe" for "bemühen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bemühe" vs "bemühen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bemühe" and "bemühen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,659,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühe" and "bemühen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befuhr vs bemühe". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,659,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.