Which to use
“bestreitet” and “bestritt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,321
- “bestreitet” frequency rank
- #15,313
- “bestritt” frequency rank
- 28634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestreitet | bestritt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten |
Where the eye mixes bestreitet and bestritt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bestreitet runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against bestritt's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bestreitet vs bestritt
A purely visual mix-up. bestreitet ([bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tət]) and bestritt ([bəˈʃtʁɪt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestreitet is recorded at frequency rank #13,321, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tət]. bestritt is at rank #15,313, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtʁɪt].
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 28634, this pair ranks #1,781,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestreitet vs bestritt
Shared letters: beirst. Private to "bestreitet": -. Private to "bestritt": -.
"bestreitet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "bestritt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bestreitet ← bbestreitet · besrteitet · besstreitet · besteritet · bestreiett · bestreitett · bestreitte · bestreittet
- bestritt ← bbestritt · besrtitt · besstritt · bestirtt · bestrit · bestrritt · bestrtit · besttritt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bestreitet" for "bestritt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bestreitet" or "bestritt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bestreitet" and "bestritt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestreitet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bestritt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,781,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestreitet" and "bestritt" 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 #1,781,285 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.