# bergen vs besagen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bergen
*verb · IPA [ˈbɛʁɡn̩] · frequency rank #3,944*
transitiv:

### besagen
*verb · IPA [bəˈzaːɡn̩] · frequency rank #29,960*
bedeuten, zum Ausdruck bringen, beinhalten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bergen-vs-besagen