Which to use
“beschwere” and “beschwört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,173
- “beschwere” frequency rank
- #37,400
- “beschwört” frequency rank
- 82573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschwere | beschwört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschweren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschwören |
Where the eye mixes beschwere and beschwört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beschwere (CVCCCCVCV) and beschwört (CVCCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: beschwere vs beschwört
A purely visual mix-up. beschwere ([bəˈʃveːʁə]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82573, 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]. 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 82573, this pair ranks #154,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beschwere vs beschwört
Shared letters: bcehrsw. Private to "beschwere": -. Private to "beschwört": tö.
"beschwere" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCV · "beschwört" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschwere ← bbeschwere · becshwere · bescchwere · beschewre · beschhwere · beschweer · beschwerre · beschwree
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beschwere" and "beschwört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beschwere" vs "beschwört" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beschwere" and "beschwört" 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 "beschwört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschwere" 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 #154,791 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.