BerichtvsbeziehtTell them apart

Quick tell: Bericht is a noun, bezieht is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Bericht” is a noun and “bezieht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,125
“Bericht” frequency rank
#2,809
“bezieht” frequency rank
3934
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bericht bezieht
Definition Text, der einen Sachverhalt oder eine Handlung objektiv schildert 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beziehen

Where the eye mixes Bericht and bezieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Bericht (CVCVCCC) and bezieht (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Bericht
7 ch
bezieht

Visual trap between Bericht and bezieht

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bericht is [bəˈʁɪçt] while bezieht is [bəˈt͡siːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bericht is recorded at frequency rank #1,125, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçt]. bezieht is at rank #2,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡siːt].

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 3934, this pair ranks #1,998,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bericht vs bezieht

Shared letters: behit. Private to "Bericht": cr. Private to "bezieht": z.

"Bericht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "bezieht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Berichtbbericht · beircht · berciht · bericcht · berichht · berichtt · bericth · berihct
  • beziehtbbezieht · beizeht · bezeiht · beziehht · beziehtt · bezieth · bezihet · bezzieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bericht" and "bezieht" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Bericht" is a noun and "bezieht" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Bericht" or "bezieht" show up more?
"Bericht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,125 in our German list, against #2,809 for "bezieht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bericht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bezieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,998,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bericht" and "bezieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beriet vs bezieht". 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 #1,998,984 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list