Which to use
“beschweren” and “beschwören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,769
- “beschweren” frequency rank
- #28,098
- “beschwören” frequency rank
- 34867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschweren | beschwören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas schwerer machen | eine Aussage durch einen Schwur bekräftigen |
Where the eye mixes beschweren and beschwören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beschweren and beschwören follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses beschweren with beschwören
A purely visual mix-up. beschweren ([bəˈʃveːʁən]) 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 a single letter - e in “beschweren” becomes ö in “beschwören”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34867, 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]. 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 34867, this pair ranks #1,653,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beschweren vs beschwören
Shared letters: bcehnrsw. Private to "beschweren": -. Private to "beschwören": ö.
"beschweren" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "beschwören" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschweren ← bbeschweren · becshweren · bescchweren · beschewren · beschhweren · beschweern · beschwerenn · beschwerne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beschweren" for "beschwören" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beschweren" vs "beschwören" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschweren" 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 #1,653,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschweren" and "beschwören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschwere vs beschwören". 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 #1,653,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.