Which to use
“besiegte” and “besorgte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,097
- “besiegte” frequency rank
- #12,036
- “besorgte” frequency rank
- 28133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besiegte | besorgte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besiegt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besorgt |
Where the eye mixes besiegte and besorgte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. besiegte (CVCVVCCV) and besorgte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: besiegte vs besorgte
A purely visual mix-up. besiegte ([bəˈziːktə]) and besorgte ([bəˈzɔʁktə]) 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 28133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besiegte is recorded at frequency rank #16,097, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈziːktə]. besorgte is at rank #12,036, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔʁktə].
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 28133, this pair ranks #1,789,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besiegte vs besorgte
Shared letters: begst. Private to "besiegte": i. Private to "besorgte": or.
"besiegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "besorgte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "besiegte" and "besorgte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "besiegte" vs "besorgte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besiegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besorgte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besiegte" and "besorgte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besorgte vs besorgter". 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 #1,789,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.