beziehevsbeziehenTell them apart

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.

7 ch
beziehe
8 ch
beziehen

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

  • beziehebbeziehe · beizehe · bezeihe · bezieeh · beziehhe · bezihee · bezziehe · bzeiehe
  • beziehenbbeziehen · beizehen · bezeihen · bezieehn · beziehenn · beziehhen · beziehne · beziheen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beziehe" and "beziehen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈt͡siːə] versus [bəˈt͡siːən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beziehe" or "beziehen"?
"beziehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,176 in our German list, against #23,859 for "beziehe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list