BerichtevsbesuchteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Berichte is a noun, besuchte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Berichte” is a noun and “besuchte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,173
“Berichte” frequency rank
#5,346
“besuchte” frequency rank
8519
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Berichte besuchte
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bericht Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besucht

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Berichte and besuchte apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
Berichte
8 ch
besuchte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Berichte is [bəˈʁɪçtə] while besuchte is [bəˈzuːxtə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Berichte is recorded at frequency rank #3,173, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçtə]. 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 8519, this pair ranks #1,983,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Berichte vs besuchte

Shared letters: bceht. Private to "Berichte": ir. Private to "besuchte": su.

"Berichte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "besuchte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Berichtebberichte · beirchte · bercihte · bericchte · berichet · berichhte · bericthe · berihcte
  • besuchtebbesuchte · bescuhte · bessuchte · besucchte · besuchet · besuchhte · besuchtte · besucthe

Frequency comparison

Berichte#3,173
besuchte#5,346

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Berichte" and "besuchte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Berichte" is a noun and "besuchte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Berichte" or "besuchte"?
"Berichte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,173 in our German list, against #5,346 for "besuchte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Berichte vs besuchte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Berichte”; for an adjective, it's “besuchte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Berichte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list