Which to use
“beziehe” and “beziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,859
- “beziehe” frequency rank
- #3,176
- “beziehen” frequency rank
- 27035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beziehe | beziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beziehen | irgendwo einziehen |
Where the eye mixes beziehe and beziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beziehe runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against beziehen's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beziehe with beziehen
A purely visual mix-up. beziehe ([bəˈt͡siːə]) and beziehen ([bəˈt͡siːən]) 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) - “beziehe” sits inside “beziehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beziehe is recorded at frequency rank #23,859, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡siːə]. beziehen is at rank #3,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡siːən].
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 27035, this pair ranks #1,808,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beziehe vs beziehen
Shared letters: behiz. Private to "beziehe": -. Private to "beziehen": n.
"beziehe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "beziehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beziehe" and "beziehen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beziehe" or "beziehen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beziehe" and "beziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beziehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,808,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beziehe" and "beziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bediene vs beziehe". 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 #1,808,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.