Which to use
“bezeichne” is a verb and “bezeichnete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,565
- “bezeichne” frequency rank
- #4,497
- “bezeichnete” frequency rank
- 33062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezeichne | bezeichnete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bezeichnen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bezeichnet |
Where the eye mixes bezeichne and bezeichnete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bezeichne runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCCV) against bezeichnete's 11 (CVCVVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bezeichne vs bezeichnete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bezeichne is [bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnə] while bezeichnete is [bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bezeichne” sits inside “bezeichnete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33062, 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]. bezeichnete is at rank #4,497, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saɪ̯çnətə].
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 33062, this pair ranks #1,694,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bezeichne vs bezeichnete
Shared letters: bcehinz. Private to "bezeichne": -. Private to "bezeichnete": t.
"bezeichne" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCCV · "bezeichnete" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bezeichne ← bbezeichne · beezichne · bezecihne · bezeicchne · bezeichen · bezeichhne · bezeicnhe · bezeihcne
- bezeichnete ← bbezeichnete · beezichnete · bezecihnete · bezeicchnete · bezeichente · bezeichhnete · bezeichneet · bezeichnette
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bezeichne" for "bezeichnete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bezeichne" or "bezeichnete" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "bezeichnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,694,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezeichne" and "bezeichnete" 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 #1,694,096 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.