Which to use
“bezeichne” and “bezeichnet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,565
- “bezeichne” frequency rank
- #1,028
- “bezeichnet” frequency rank
- 29593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezeichne | bezeichnet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bezeichnen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bezeichnen |
Where the eye mixes bezeichne and bezeichnet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bezeichne runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCCV) against bezeichnet's 10 (CVCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bezeichne and bezeichnet
A purely visual mix-up. bezeichne ([bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnə]) and bezeichnet ([bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “bezeichne” sits inside “bezeichnet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bezeichne is recorded at frequency rank #28,565, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnə]. bezeichnet is at rank #1,028, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnət].
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 29593, this pair ranks #1,763,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bezeichne vs bezeichnet
Shared letters: bcehinz. Private to "bezeichne": -. Private to "bezeichnet": t.
"bezeichne" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCCV · "bezeichnet" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bezeichne ← bbezeichne · beezichne · bezecihne · bezeicchne · bezeichen · bezeichhne · bezeicnhe · bezeihcne
- bezeichnet ← bbezeichnet · beezichnet · bezecihnet · bezeicchnet · bezeichent · bezeichhnet · bezeichnett · bezeichnnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bezeichne" and "bezeichnet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bezeichne" vs "bezeichnet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bezeichne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bezeichnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,763,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezeichne" and "bezeichnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bezeichne vs bezeichnend". 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 #1,763,941 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.