Which to use
“bestritt” and “bestritten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,313
- “bestritt” frequency rank
- #8,993
- “bestritten” frequency rank
- 24306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestritt | bestritten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestreiten |
Where the eye mixes bestritt and bestritten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bestritt with bestritten
A purely visual mix-up. bestritt ([bəˈʃtʁɪt]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bestritt” sits inside “bestritten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestritt is recorded at frequency rank #15,313, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtʁɪt]. 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 24306, this pair ranks #1,849,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestritt vs bestritten
Shared letters: beirst. Private to "bestritt": -. Private to "bestritten": n.
"bestritt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "bestritten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bestritt ← bbestritt · besrtitt · besstritt · bestirtt · bestrit · bestrritt · bestrtit · besttritt
- bestritten ← bbestritten · besrtitten · besstritten · bestirtten · bestriten · bestritetn · bestrittenn · bestrittne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bestritt" for "bestritten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bestritt" or "bestritten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestritt" 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 #1,849,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestritt" and "bestritten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bestrebt vs bestritt". 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 #1,849,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.