Which to use
“beschwer” and “beschwört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,837
- “beschwer” frequency rank
- #37,400
- “beschwört” frequency rank
- 77237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschwer | beschwört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschweren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschwören |
Where the eye mixes beschwer and beschwört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beschwer runs 8 letters (CVCCCCVC) against beschwört's 9 (CVCCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beschwer vs beschwört
A purely visual mix-up. beschwer ([bəˈʃveːɐ̯]) and beschwört ([bəˈʃvøːɐ̯t]) 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 77237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschwer is recorded at frequency rank #39,837, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃveːɐ̯]. beschwört is at rank #37,400, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃvøːɐ̯t].
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 77237, this pair ranks #265,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beschwer vs beschwört
Shared letters: bcehrsw. Private to "beschwer": -. Private to "beschwört": tö.
"beschwer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "beschwört" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschwer ← bbeschwer · becshwer · bescchwer · beschewr · beschhwer · beschwerr · beschwre · beschwwer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beschwer" for "beschwört" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beschwer" or "beschwört"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beschwer" and "beschwört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschwer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschwört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschwer" and "beschwört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschwer vs beschwere". 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 #265,356 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.