# bestiegen vs Bestien

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bestiegen
*verb · IPA [bəˈʃtiːɡn̩] · frequency rank #30,475*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs besteigen

### Bestien
*noun · IPA [ˈbɛsti̯ən] · frequency rank #48,773*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bestie

## Source
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