Which to use
“bemühte” and “bemühten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,250
- “bemühte” frequency rank
- #31,958
- “bemühten” frequency rank
- 46208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühte | bemühten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bemüht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bemüht |
Where the eye mixes bemühte and bemühten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bemühte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against bemühten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bemühte with bemühten
A purely visual mix-up. bemühte ([bəˈmyːtə]) and bemühten ([bəˈmyːtn̩]) 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) - “bemühte” sits inside “bemühten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemühte is recorded at frequency rank #14,250, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmyːtə]. bemühten is at rank #31,958, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmyːtn̩].
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 46208, this pair ranks #1,326,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bemühte vs bemühten
Shared letters: behmtü. Private to "bemühte": -. Private to "bemühten": n.
"bemühte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bemühten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bemühte" and "bemühten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bemühte" or "bemühten" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bemühte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,326,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühte" and "bemühten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bemühten vs berührten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,326,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.