Which to use
“besorgte” and “besorgten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,036
- “besorgte” frequency rank
- #20,525
- “besorgten” frequency rank
- 32561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besorgte | besorgten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besorgt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besorgt |
Where the eye mixes besorgte and besorgten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. besorgte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against besorgten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses besorgte with besorgten
A purely visual mix-up. besorgte ([bəˈzɔʁktə]) and besorgten ([bəˈzɔʁktn̩]) 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) - “besorgte” sits inside “besorgten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besorgte is recorded at frequency rank #12,036, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔʁktə]. besorgten is at rank #20,525, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔʁktn̩].
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 32561, this pair ranks #1,705,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besorgte vs besorgten
Shared letters: begorst. Private to "besorgte": -. Private to "besorgten": n.
"besorgte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "besorgten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besorgte" and "besorgten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "besorgte" or "besorgten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besorgte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besorgten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,705,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besorgte" and "besorgten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besorgten 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 #1,705,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.