Which to use
“besteuern” and “beteuert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,772
- “besteuern” frequency rank
- #44,487
- “beteuert” frequency rank
- 93259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besteuern | beteuert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf eine Ware/Leistung staatliche Abgaben (Steuern) erheben; für etwas von jemandem Steuern verlangen/eintreiben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beteuern |
Where the eye mixes besteuern and beteuert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between besteuern and beteuert
A purely visual mix-up. besteuern ([bəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]) and beteuert ([bəˈtɔɪ̯ɐt]) 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 93259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besteuern is recorded at frequency rank #48,772, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]. beteuert is at rank #44,487, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtɔɪ̯ɐt].
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 93259, this pair ranks #24,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of besteuern vs beteuert
Shared letters: bertu. Private to "besteuern": ns. Private to "beteuert": -.
"besteuern" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "beteuert" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besteuern" and "beteuert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "besteuern" or "beteuert"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besteuern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beteuert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besteuern" and "beteuert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befeuern vs besteuern". 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 #24,063 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.