Which to use
“Beamte” is a noun and “bemalte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,684
- “Beamte” frequency rank
- #40,430
- “bemalte” frequency rank
- 45114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beamte | bemalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die verbeamtet (in Österreich: pragmatisiert) (oder in einer ähnlichen Position tätig) ist | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemalt |
Where the eye mixes Beamte and bemalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Beamte with bemalte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Beamte is [bəˈʔamtə] while bemalte is [bəˈmaːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beamte is recorded at frequency rank #4,684, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʔamtə]. bemalte is at rank #40,430, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmaːltə].
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 45114, this pair ranks #1,364,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Beamte vs bemalte
Shared letters: abemt. Private to "Beamte": -. Private to "bemalte": l.
"Beamte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "bemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Beamte" and "bemalte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Beamte" or "bemalte"?
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 "Beamte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemalte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,364,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beamte" and "bemalte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaltet vs bemalte". 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 #1,364,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.