Which to use
“beschwere” and “beschwören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,173
- “beschwere” frequency rank
- #28,098
- “beschwören” frequency rank
- 73271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschwere | beschwören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschweren | eine Aussage durch einen Schwur bekräftigen |
Where the eye mixes beschwere and beschwören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beschwere runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVCV) against beschwören's 10 (CVCCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beschwere with beschwören
A purely visual mix-up. beschwere ([bəˈʃveːʁə]) and beschwören ([bəˈʃvøːʁən]) 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 73271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschwere is recorded at frequency rank #45,173, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃveːʁə]. beschwören is at rank #28,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃvøːʁən].
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 73271, this pair ranks #364,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beschwere vs beschwören
Shared letters: bcehrsw. Private to "beschwere": -. Private to "beschwören": nö.
"beschwere" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCV · "beschwören" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschwere ← bbeschwere · becshwere · bescchwere · beschewre · beschhwere · beschweer · beschwerre · beschwree
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beschwere" and "beschwören" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beschwere" vs "beschwören" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beschwere" and "beschwören" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschwere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschwören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschwere" and "beschwören" 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 #364,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.