Which to use
“bemühte” and “besuchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,250
- “bemühte” frequency rank
- #5,346
- “besuchte” frequency rank
- 19596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühte | besuchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bemüht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besucht |
Where the eye mixes bemühte and besuchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bemühte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against besuchte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bemühte with besuchte
A purely visual mix-up. bemühte ([bəˈmyːtə]) and besuchte ([bəˈzuːxtə]) 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 19596, 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]. besuchte is at rank #5,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzuːxtə].
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 19596, this pair ranks #1,906,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemühte vs besuchte
Shared letters: beht. Private to "bemühte": mü. Private to "besuchte": csu.
"bemühte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "besuchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- besuchte ← bbesuchte · bescuhte · bessuchte · besucchte · besuchet · besuchhte · besuchtte · besucthe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bemühte" and "besuchte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bemühte" vs "besuchte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bemühte" and "besuchte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besuchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühte" and "besuchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bemühte vs blühte". 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 #1,906,673 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.