Which to use
“beschwert” and “beschwört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,520
- “beschwert” frequency rank
- #37,400
- “beschwört” frequency rank
- 45920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschwert | beschwört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschweren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschwören |
Where the eye mixes beschwert and beschwört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beschwert and beschwört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: beschwert vs beschwört
A purely visual mix-up. beschwert ([bəˈʃveːɐ̯t]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “beschwert” becomes ö in “beschwört”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschwert is recorded at frequency rank #8,520, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃveːɐ̯t]. 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 45920, this pair ranks #1,336,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beschwert vs beschwört
Shared letters: bcehrstw. Private to "beschwert": -. Private to "beschwört": ö.
"beschwert" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC · "beschwört" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschwert ← bbeschwert · becshwert · bescchwert · beschewrt · beschhwert · beschwerrt · beschwertt · beschwetr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beschwert" for "beschwört" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beschwert" vs "beschwört" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beschwert" and "beschwört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschwert" 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 #1,336,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschwert" and "beschwört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschwere vs beschwört". 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 #1,336,665 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.