Which to use
“befahren” and “bewährten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,748
- “befahren” frequency rank
- #17,536
- “bewährten” frequency rank
- 32284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befahren | bewährten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Fahrzeugen benutzt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes befahren and bewährten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. befahren runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bewährten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses befahren with bewährten
A purely visual mix-up. befahren ([bəˈfaːʁən]) and bewährten ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befahren is recorded at frequency rank #14,748, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfaːʁən]. bewährten is at rank #17,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩].
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 32284, this pair ranks #1,710,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befahren vs bewährten
Shared letters: behnr. Private to "befahren": af. Private to "bewährten": twä.
"befahren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- befahren ← bbefahren · beafhren · befahern · befahhren · befahrenn · befahrne · befahrren · befarhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "befahren" for "bewährten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "befahren" or "bewährten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "befahren" and "bewährten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "befahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,710,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befahren" and "bewährten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührten vs bewährten". 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 #1,710,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.