Which to use
“besagte” and “besagtem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,494
- “besagte” frequency rank
- #49,519
- “besagtem” frequency rank
- 68013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besagte | besagtem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt |
Where the eye mixes besagte and besagtem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. besagte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against besagtem's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: besagte vs besagtem
A purely visual mix-up. besagte ([bəˈzaːktə]) and besagtem ([bəˈzaːktəm]) 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 extra letter(s) - “besagte” sits inside “besagtem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besagte is recorded at frequency rank #18,494, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzaːktə]. besagtem is at rank #49,519, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzaːktəm].
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 68013, this pair ranks #521,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of besagte vs besagtem
Shared letters: abegst. Private to "besagte": -. Private to "besagtem": m.
"besagte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "besagtem" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "besagte" and "besagtem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "besagte" or "besagtem"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "besagte" and "besagtem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "besagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besagtem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #521,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besagte" and "besagtem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besagtem vs besagter". 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 #521,522 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.