beseitigtvsbestätigtWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“beseitigt” and “bestätigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,728
“beseitigt” frequency rank
#1,542
“bestätigt” frequency rank
9270
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beseitigt bestätigt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beseitigen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestätigen

Where the eye mixes beseitigt and bestätigt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beseitigt (CVCVVCVCC) and bestätigt (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
beseitigt
9 ch
bestätigt

Why the eye confuses beseitigt with bestätigt

A purely visual mix-up. beseitigt ([bəˈzaɪ̯tɪçt]) and bestätigt ([bəˈʃtɛːtɪçt]) 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 9270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beseitigt is recorded at frequency rank #7,728, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈzaɪ̯tɪçt]. bestätigt is at rank #1,542, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛːtɪçt].

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 9270, this pair ranks #1,980,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beseitigt vs bestätigt

Shared letters: begist. Private to "beseitigt": -. Private to "bestätigt": ä.

"beseitigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC  ·  "bestätigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beseitigtbbeseitigt · beesitigt · beseiitgt · beseitgit · beseitiggt · beseitigtt · beseititg · beseittigt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beseitigt" and "bestätigt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈzaɪ̯tɪçt] versus [bəˈʃtɛːtɪçt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "beseitigt" or "bestätigt" show up more?
"bestätigt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,542 in our German list, against #7,728 for "beseitigt". 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 "beseitigt" and "bestätigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beseitigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bestätigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,980,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beseitigt" and "bestätigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bestätigt vs betätigte". 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 #1,980,721 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