Which to use
“besprechen” and “besprochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,771
- “besprechen” frequency rank
- #6,513
- “besprochen” frequency rank
- 13284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besprechen | besprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gemeinsam einen Sachverhalt diskutieren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs besprechen |
Where the eye mixes besprechen and besprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. besprechen and besprochen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between besprechen and besprochen
A purely visual mix-up. besprechen ([bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩]) and besprochen ([bəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]) 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 - e in “besprechen” becomes o in “besprochen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besprechen is recorded at frequency rank #6,771, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩]. besprochen is at rank #6,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃpʁɔxn̩].
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 13284, this pair ranks #1,958,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besprechen vs besprochen
Shared letters: bcehnprs. Private to "besprechen": -. Private to "besprochen": o.
"besprechen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "besprochen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- besprechen ← bbesprechen · bepsrechen · besperchen · bespprechen · besprcehen · besprecchen · besprecehn · besprechenn
- besprochen ← bbesprochen · bepsrochen · besporchen · bespprochen · besprcohen · besprocchen · besprocehn · besprochenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besprechen" and "besprochen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "besprechen" or "besprochen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "besprechen" and "besprochen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "besprechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besprechen" and "besprochen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besprochen vs bestochen". 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 #1,958,944 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.