Which to use
“bemühe” and “bemüht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,560
- “bemühe” frequency rank
- #4,770
- “bemüht” frequency rank
- 33330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühe | bemüht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bemühen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bemühen |
Where the eye mixes bemühe and bemüht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bemühe (CVCVCV) and bemüht (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bemühe vs bemüht
A purely visual mix-up. bemühe ([bəˈmyːə]) and bemüht ([bəˈmyːt]) 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 a single letter - e in “bemühe” becomes t in “bemüht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33330, 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]. bemüht is at rank #4,770, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈmyːt].
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 33330, this pair ranks #1,688,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemühe vs bemüht
Shared letters: behmü. Private to "bemühe": -. Private to "bemüht": t.
"bemühe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bemüht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bemühe" and "bemüht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bemühe" vs "bemüht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemüht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,688,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühe" and "bemüht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befuhr vs bemühe". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,688,277 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.