Which to use
“bestreiten” and “bestritten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,521
- “bestreiten” frequency rank
- #8,993
- “bestritten” frequency rank
- 17514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestreiten | bestritten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entschieden erklären, dass etwas nicht zutreffe; etwas nachdrücklich in Abrede stellen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestreiten |
Where the eye mixes bestreiten and bestritten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bestreiten vs bestritten
A purely visual mix-up. bestreiten ([bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]) and bestritten ([bəˈʃtʁɪtn̩]) 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 17514, 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]. bestritten is at rank #8,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtʁɪtn̩].
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 17514, this pair ranks #1,926,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestreiten vs bestritten
Shared letters: beinrst. Private to "bestreiten": -. Private to "bestritten": -.
"bestreiten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "bestritten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bestreiten ← bbestreiten · besrteiten · besstreiten · besteriten · bestreietn · bestreitenn · bestreitne · bestreitten
- bestritten ← bbestritten · besrtitten · besstritten · bestirtten · bestriten · bestritetn · bestrittenn · bestrittne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bestreiten" for "bestritten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bestreiten" or "bestritten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bestreiten" and "bestritten" 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 "bestritten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestreiten" and "bestritten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bestreiten 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 #1,926,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.