Which to use
“besorgen” is a verb and “besorgt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,045
- “besorgen” frequency rank
- #4,330
- “besorgt” frequency rank
- 10375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besorgen | besorgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas beschaffen | um Hilfe und Unterstützung bemüht, voller Sorge |
Where the eye mixes besorgen and besorgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between besorgen and besorgt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: besorgen is [bəˈzɔʁɡn̩] while besorgt is [bəˈzɔʁkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besorgen is recorded at frequency rank #6,045, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈzɔʁɡn̩]. besorgt is at rank #4,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔʁkt].
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 10375, this pair ranks #1,975,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besorgen vs besorgt
Shared letters: begors. Private to "besorgen": n. Private to "besorgt": t.
"besorgen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "besorgt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "besorgen" and "besorgt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "besorgen" vs "besorgt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besorgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besorgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besorgen" and "besorgt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besorgen vs borgen". 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 #1,975,460 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.