Which to use
“besorgten” and “besorgter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,525
- “besorgten” frequency rank
- #43,059
- “besorgter” frequency rank
- 63584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besorgten | besorgter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besorgt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besorgt |
Where the eye mixes besorgten and besorgter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. besorgten and besorgter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between besorgten and besorgter
A purely visual mix-up. besorgten ([bəˈzɔʁktn̩]) and besorgter ([bəˈzɔʁktɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “besorgten” becomes r in “besorgter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besorgten is recorded at frequency rank #20,525, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔʁktn̩]. besorgter is at rank #43,059, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔʁktɐ].
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 63584, this pair ranks #671,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of besorgten vs besorgter
Shared letters: begorst. Private to "besorgten": n. Private to "besorgter": -.
"besorgten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "besorgter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "besorgten" for "besorgter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "besorgten" or "besorgter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "besorgten" and "besorgter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "besorgten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besorgter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #671,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besorgten" and "besorgter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besagter 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 #671,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.