beschwerevsbeschwörtWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
beschwere
9 ch
beschwört

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": .

"beschwere" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCV  ·  "beschwört" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beschwerebbeschwere · becshwere · bescchwere · beschewre · beschhwere · beschweer · beschwerre · beschwree

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beschwere" and "beschwört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʃveːʁə] versus [bəˈʃvøːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beschwere" vs "beschwört" - which ranks higher?
"beschwört" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,400 in our German list, against #45,173 for "beschwere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list