Which to use
“bearbeite” and “bearbeitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,510
- “bearbeite” frequency rank
- #4,685
- “bearbeitet” frequency rank
- 51195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bearbeite | bearbeitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bearbeiten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bearbeiten |
Where the eye mixes bearbeite and bearbeitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bearbeite runs 9 letters (CVVCCVVCV) against bearbeitet's 10 (CVVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bearbeite and bearbeitet
A purely visual mix-up. bearbeite ([bəˈʔaʁbaɪ̯tə]) and bearbeitet ([bəˈʔaʁbaɪ̯tət]) 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) - “bearbeite” sits inside “bearbeitet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bearbeite is recorded at frequency rank #46,510, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaʁbaɪ̯tə]. bearbeitet is at rank #4,685, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaʁbaɪ̯tət].
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 51195, this pair ranks #1,144,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bearbeite vs bearbeitet
Shared letters: abeirt. Private to "bearbeite": -. Private to "bearbeitet": -.
"bearbeite" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "bearbeitet" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bearbeite ← baerbeite · bbearbeite · beabreite · bearbbeite · bearbeiet · bearbetie · bearbiete · bearebite
- bearbeitet ← baerbeitet · bbearbeitet · beabreitet · bearbbeitet · bearbeiett · bearbeitett · bearbeitte · bearbeittet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bearbeite" and "bearbeitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bearbeite" or "bearbeitet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bearbeite" and "bearbeitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bearbeite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bearbeitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,144,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bearbeite" and "bearbeitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bearbeite vs bearbeitete". 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 #1,144,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.