bezeichnevsbezeichnetWhich spelling fits?

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.

9 ch
bezeichne
10 ch
bezeichnet

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?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnə] versus [bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bezeichne" vs "bezeichnet" - which ranks higher?
"bezeichnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,028 in our German list, against #28,565 for "bezeichne". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list