Which to use
“besagten” and “besagter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,530
- “besagten” frequency rank
- #33,471
- “besagter” frequency rank
- 51001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besagten | besagter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt |
Where the eye mixes besagten and besagter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between besagten and besagter
A purely visual mix-up. besagten ([bəˈzaːktn̩]) and besagter ([bəˈzaːktɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “besagten” becomes r in “besagter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besagten is recorded at frequency rank #17,530, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzaːktn̩]. besagter is at rank #33,471, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzaːktɐ].
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 51001, this pair ranks #1,152,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of besagten vs besagter
Shared letters: abegst. Private to "besagten": n. Private to "besagter": r.
"besagten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "besagter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besagten" and "besagter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "besagten" or "besagter"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "besagten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besagter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besagten" and "besagter" 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 #1,152,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.