Which to use
“besoffen” and “besoffene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,612
- “besoffen” frequency rank
- #36,221
- “besoffene” frequency rank
- 47833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besoffen | besoffene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu viel Alkohol getrunken habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besoffen |
Where the eye mixes besoffen and besoffene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between besoffen and besoffene
A purely visual mix-up. besoffen ([bəˈzɔfn̩]) and besoffene ([bəˈzɔfənə]) 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) - “besoffen” sits inside “besoffene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besoffen is recorded at frequency rank #11,612, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔfn̩]. besoffene is at rank #36,221, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔfənə].
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 47833, this pair ranks #1,270,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of besoffen vs besoffene
Shared letters: befnos. Private to "besoffen": -. Private to "besoffene": -.
"besoffen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "besoffene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besoffen" and "besoffene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "besoffen" or "besoffene" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besoffen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besoffene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,270,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besoffen" and "besoffene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besaufen vs besoffen". 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 #1,270,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.