Which to use
“bemühen” is a verb and “Bezügen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,041
- “bemühen” frequency rank
- #34,554
- “Bezügen” frequency rank
- 40595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühen | Bezügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich Mühe geben, sich anstrengen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bezug |
Where the eye mixes bemühen and Bezügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bemühen and Bezügen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bemühen and Bezügen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bemühen is [bəˈmyːən] while Bezügen is [bəˈt͡syːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemühen is recorded at frequency rank #6,041, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈmyːən]. Bezügen is at rank #34,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡syːɡn̩].
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 40595, this pair ranks #1,503,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bemühen vs Bezügen
Shared letters: benü. Private to "bemühen": hm. Private to "Bezügen": gz.
"bemühen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Bezügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemühen" for "Bezügen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bemühen" or "Bezügen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bezügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,503,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühen" and "Bezügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beulen vs Bezügen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,503,968 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.