Which to use
“besorgen” is a verb and “besorgte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,045
- “besorgen” frequency rank
- #12,036
- “besorgte” frequency rank
- 18081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besorgen | besorgte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas beschaffen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besorgt |
Where the eye mixes besorgen and besorgte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. besorgen (CVCVCCVC) and besorgte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: besorgen vs besorgte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: besorgen is [bəˈzɔʁɡn̩] while besorgte is [bəˈzɔʁktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18081, 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]. 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 18081, this pair ranks #1,921,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besorgen vs besorgte
Shared letters: begors. Private to "besorgen": n. Private to "besorgte": t.
"besorgen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "besorgte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "besorgen" and "besorgte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "besorgen" vs "besorgte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "besorgen" 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 #1,921,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besorgen" 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 #1,921,584 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.