Which to use
“bemühten” and “besuchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,958
- “bemühten” frequency rank
- #9,159
- “besuchten” frequency rank
- 41117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemühten | besuchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bemüht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besucht |
Where the eye mixes bemühten and besuchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bemühten and besuchten
A purely visual mix-up. bemühten ([bəˈmyːtn̩]) and besuchten ([bəˈzuːxtn̩]) 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 41117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemühten is recorded at frequency rank #31,958, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmyːtn̩]. besuchten is at rank #9,159, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzuːxtn̩].
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 41117, this pair ranks #1,488,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bemühten vs besuchten
Shared letters: behnt. Private to "bemühten": mü. Private to "besuchten": csu.
"bemühten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "besuchten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- besuchten ← bbesuchten · bescuhten · bessuchten · besucchten · besuchetn · besuchhten · besuchtenn · besuchtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemühten" for "besuchten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bemühten" or "besuchten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemühten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besuchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,488,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemühten" and "besuchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bemühten vs berührten". 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 #1,488,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.