Which to use
“besiegt” and “besiegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,770
- “besiegt” frequency rank
- #24,266
- “besiegten” frequency rank
- 31036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besiegt | besiegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sportlich beziehungsweise militärisch bezwungen, eine Niederlage einsteckend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besiegt |
Where the eye mixes besiegt and besiegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. besiegt runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against besiegten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: besiegt vs besiegten
A purely visual mix-up. besiegt ([bəˈziːkt]) and besiegten ([bəˈziːktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “besiegt” sits inside “besiegten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besiegt is recorded at frequency rank #6,770, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈziːkt]. besiegten is at rank #24,266, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈziːktn̩].
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 31036, this pair ranks #1,736,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besiegt vs besiegten
Shared letters: begist. Private to "besiegt": -. Private to "besiegten": n.
"besiegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "besiegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "besiegt" for "besiegten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "besiegt" or "besiegten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "besiegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besiegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,736,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besiegt" and "besiegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedienten vs besiegten". 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 #1,736,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.