Which to use
“bemühe” and “besuche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,560
- “bemühe” frequency rank
- #6,398
- “besuche” frequency rank
- 34958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühe | besuche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bemühen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besuchen |
Where the eye mixes bemühe and besuche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bemühe runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against besuche's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bemühe with besuche
A purely visual mix-up. bemühe ([bəˈmyːə]) and besuche ([bəˈzuːxə]) 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 34958, 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]. besuche is at rank #6,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈzuːxə].
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 34958, this pair ranks #1,651,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemühe vs besuche
Shared letters: beh. Private to "bemühe": mü. Private to "besuche": csu.
"bemühe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "besuche" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- besuche ← bbesuche · bescuhe · bessuche · besucche · besuceh · besuchhe · besuhce · beusche
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemühe" for "besuche" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bemühe" vs "besuche" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bemühe" and "besuche" 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 "besuche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,651,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühe" and "besuche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befuhr vs bemühe". 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 #1,651,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.