Which to use
“besetzte” and “besetzten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,560
- “besetzte” frequency rank
- #7,157
- “besetzten” frequency rank
- 20717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besetzte | besetzten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besetzt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besetzt |
Where the eye mixes besetzte and besetzten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. besetzte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against besetzten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: besetzte vs besetzten
A purely visual mix-up. besetzte ([bəˈzɛt͡stə]) and besetzten ([bəˈzɛt͡stn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “besetzte” sits inside “besetzten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besetzte is recorded at frequency rank #13,560, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɛt͡stə]. besetzten is at rank #7,157, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɛt͡stn̩].
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 20717, this pair ranks #1,894,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besetzte vs besetzten
Shared letters: bestz. Private to "besetzte": -. Private to "besetzten": n.
"besetzte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "besetzten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besetzte" and "besetzten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "besetzte" vs "besetzten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besetzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besetzten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,894,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besetzte" and "besetzten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besetzte vs besetztes". 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 #1,894,557 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.