bestellstvsbestelltWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bestellst” and “bestellt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,833
“bestellst” frequency rank
#2,429
“bestellt” frequency rank
39262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bestellst bestellt
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestellen

Where the eye mixes bestellst and bestellt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
bestellst
8 ch
bestellt

Look-alike desk: bestellst vs bestellt

A purely visual mix-up. bestellst ([bəˈʃtɛlst]) and bestellt ([bəˈʃtɛlt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bestellst is recorded at frequency rank #36,833, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛlst]. bestellt is at rank #2,429, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛlt].

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 39262, this pair ranks #1,541,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bestellst vs bestellt

Shared letters: belst. Private to "bestellst": -. Private to "bestellt": -.

"bestellst" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCC  ·  "bestellt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bestellstbbestellst · besetllst · besstellst · bestellsst · bestellstt · bestellts · bestelslt · bestelst
  • bestelltbbestellt · besetllt · besstellt · bestelltt · bestelt · besteltl · bestlelt · besttellt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bestellst" and "bestellt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʃtɛlst] versus [bəˈʃtɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bestellst" vs "bestellt" - which ranks higher?
"bestellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,429 in our German list, against #36,833 for "bestellst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bestellst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bestellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,541,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bestellst" and "bestellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bestell vs bestellst". 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 #1,541,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list