Which to use
“bestehe” and “beziehe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,052
- “bestehe” frequency rank
- #23,859
- “beziehe” frequency rank
- 33911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestehe | beziehe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestehen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beziehen |
Where the eye mixes bestehe and beziehe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bestehe (CVCCVCV) and beziehe (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bestehe vs beziehe
A purely visual mix-up. bestehe ([bəˈʃteːə]) and beziehe ([bəˈt͡siːə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestehe is recorded at frequency rank #10,052, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃteːə]. beziehe is at rank #23,859, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡siːə].
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 33911, this pair ranks #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestehe vs beziehe
Shared letters: beh. Private to "bestehe": st. Private to "beziehe": iz.
"bestehe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "beziehe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bestehe" and "beziehe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bestehe" vs "beziehe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bestehe" and "beziehe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beziehe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestehe" and "beziehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bediene vs beziehe". 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 #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.