Which to use
“besorg” is a verb and “besorgte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,103
- “besorg” frequency rank
- #12,036
- “besorgte” frequency rank
- 47139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besorg | besorgte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besorgen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besorgt |
Where the eye mixes besorg and besorgte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. besorg runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against besorgte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: besorg vs besorgte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: besorg is [bəˈzɔʁk] while besorgte is [bəˈzɔʁktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “besorg” sits inside “besorgte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besorg is recorded at frequency rank #35,103, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈzɔʁk]. 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 47139, this pair ranks #1,294,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of besorg vs besorgte
Shared letters: begors. Private to "besorg": -. Private to "besorgte": t.
"besorg" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "besorgte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besorg" and "besorgte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "besorg" or "besorgte" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "besorg" 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 #1,294,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besorg" and "besorgte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besorg vs besorge". 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 #1,294,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.