Which to use
“beschafft” is a verb and “beschämt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,153
- “beschafft” frequency rank
- #31,464
- “beschämt” frequency rank
- 50617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschafft | beschämt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschaffen | Scham oder Schuldgefühle empfindend |
Where the eye mixes beschafft and beschämt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beschafft runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against beschämt's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beschafft vs beschämt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beschafft is [bəˈʃaft] while beschämt is [bəˈʃɛːmt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschafft is recorded at frequency rank #19,153, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃaft]. beschämt is at rank #31,464, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃɛːmt].
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 50617, this pair ranks #1,166,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beschafft vs beschämt
Shared letters: bcehst. Private to "beschafft": af. Private to "beschämt": mä.
"beschafft" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "beschämt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschafft ← bbeschafft · becshafft · bescahfft · bescchafft · beschafftt · beschaft · beschaftf · beschfaft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beschafft" and "beschämt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beschafft" or "beschämt"?
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 "beschafft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschämt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,166,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschafft" and "beschämt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschämt vs beschert". 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 #1,166,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.