Which to use
“beziehen” is a verb and “Bezieher” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,176
- “beziehen” frequency rank
- #29,507
- “Bezieher” frequency rank
- 32683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beziehen | Bezieher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | irgendwo einziehen | Person, die etwas bezieht |
Where the eye mixes beziehen and Bezieher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beziehen and Bezieher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between beziehen and Bezieher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beziehen is [bəˈt͡siːən] while Bezieher is [bəˈt͡siːɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “beziehen” becomes r in “Bezieher”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beziehen is recorded at frequency rank #3,176, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡siːən]. Bezieher is at rank #29,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡siːɐ].
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 32683, this pair ranks #1,702,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beziehen vs Bezieher
Shared letters: behiz. Private to "beziehen": n. Private to "Bezieher": r.
"beziehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "Bezieher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beziehen" and "Bezieher" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beziehen" or "Bezieher" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bezieher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,702,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beziehen" and "Bezieher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beziehe vs Bezieher". 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 #1,702,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.