Which to use
“bestreiten” and “bestreitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,521
- “bestreiten” frequency rank
- #13,321
- “bestreitet” frequency rank
- 21842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestreiten | bestreitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entschieden erklären, dass etwas nicht zutreffe; etwas nachdrücklich in Abrede stellen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten |
Where the eye mixes bestreiten and bestreitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bestreiten and bestreitet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bestreiten with bestreitet
A purely visual mix-up. bestreiten ([bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]) and bestreitet ([bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tət]) 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 - n in “bestreiten” becomes t in “bestreitet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestreiten is recorded at frequency rank #8,521, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]. bestreitet is at rank #13,321, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tət].
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 21842, this pair ranks #1,881,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestreiten vs bestreitet
Shared letters: beirst. Private to "bestreiten": n. Private to "bestreitet": -.
"bestreiten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "bestreitet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bestreiten ← bbestreiten · besrteiten · besstreiten · besteriten · bestreietn · bestreitenn · bestreitne · bestreitten
- bestreitet ← bbestreitet · besrteitet · besstreitet · besteritet · bestreiett · bestreitett · bestreitte · bestreittet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bestreiten" and "bestreitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bestreiten" or "bestreitet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bestreiten" and "bestreitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestreiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bestreitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestreiten" and "bestreitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bestreitet vs Bestzeiten". 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 #1,881,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.