Which to use
“bemühte” is an adjective and “Beute” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,250
- “bemühte” frequency rank
- #5,151
- “Beute” frequency rank
- 19401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühte | Beute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bemüht | durch Diebstahl, Raub oder Plünderung angeeignete Güter |
Where the eye mixes bemühte and Beute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bemühte and Beute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bemühte is [bəˈmyːtə] while Beute is [ˈbɔɪ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19401, 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]. Beute is at rank #5,151, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɔɪ̯tə].
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 19401, this pair ranks #1,908,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemühte vs Beute
Shared letters: bet. Private to "bemühte": hmü. Private to "Beute": u.
"bemühte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Beute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Beute ← bbeute · betue · beuet · beutte · buete · ebute
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bemühte" and "Beute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bemühte" vs "Beute" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bemühte" and "Beute" 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 "Beute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühte" and "Beute" 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 #1,908,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.