Which to use
“beschweren” is a verb and “beschwerte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,769
- “beschweren” frequency rank
- #29,502
- “beschwerte” frequency rank
- 36271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschweren | beschwerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas schwerer machen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beschwert |
Where the eye mixes beschweren and beschwerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses beschweren with beschwerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beschweren is [bəˈʃveːʁən] while beschwerte is [bəˈʃveːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschweren is recorded at frequency rank #6,769, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃveːʁən]. beschwerte is at rank #29,502, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃveːɐ̯tə].
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 36271, this pair ranks #1,619,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beschweren vs beschwerte
Shared letters: bcehrsw. Private to "beschweren": n. Private to "beschwerte": t.
"beschweren" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "beschwerte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschweren ← bbeschweren · becshweren · bescchweren · beschewren · beschhweren · beschweern · beschwerenn · beschwerne
- beschwerte ← bbeschwerte · becshwerte · bescchwerte · beschewrte · beschhwerte · beschweret · beschwerrte · beschwertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beschweren" and "beschwerte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beschweren" or "beschwerte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beschweren" and "beschwerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschweren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschwerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,619,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschweren" and "beschwerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschwere vs beschwerte". 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 #1,619,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.