Which to use
“bearbeite” is a verb and “bearbeitete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,510
- “bearbeite” frequency rank
- #23,040
- “bearbeitete” frequency rank
- 69550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bearbeite | bearbeitete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bearbeiten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bearbeitet |
Where the eye mixes bearbeite and bearbeitete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bearbeite vs bearbeitete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bearbeite is [bəˈʔaʁbaɪ̯tə] while bearbeitete is [bəˈʔaʁbaɪ̯tətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bearbeite” sits inside “bearbeitete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69550, 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]. bearbeitete is at rank #23,040, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔaʁbaɪ̯tətə].
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 69550, this pair ranks #473,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bearbeite vs bearbeitete
Shared letters: abeirt. Private to "bearbeite": -. Private to "bearbeitete": -.
"bearbeite" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "bearbeitete" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bearbeite ← baerbeite · bbearbeite · beabreite · bearbbeite · bearbeiet · bearbetie · bearbiete · bearebite
- bearbeitete ← baerbeitete · bbearbeitete · beabreitete · bearbbeitete · bearbeiette · bearbeiteet · bearbeitette · bearbeittee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bearbeite" and "bearbeitete" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bearbeite" or "bearbeitete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bearbeite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bearbeitete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #473,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bearbeite" and "bearbeitete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bearbeite vs befreite". 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 #473,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.