Which to use
“besagen” and “besagt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,960
- “besagen” frequency rank
- #8,686
- “besagt” frequency rank
- 38646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besagen | besagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bedeuten, zum Ausdruck bringen, beinhalten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besagen |
Where the eye mixes besagen and besagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. besagen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against besagt's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: besagen vs besagt
A purely visual mix-up. besagen ([bəˈzaːɡn̩]) and besagt ([bəˈzaːkt]) 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 38646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besagen is recorded at frequency rank #29,960, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈzaːɡn̩]. besagt is at rank #8,686, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈzaːkt].
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 38646, this pair ranks #1,558,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besagen vs besagt
Shared letters: abegs. Private to "besagen": n. Private to "besagt": t.
"besagen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "besagt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besagen" and "besagt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "besagen" or "besagt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,558,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besagen" and "besagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besagen vs besagtem". 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 #1,558,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.