Which to use
“begabte” and “bemalte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,551
- “begabte” frequency rank
- #40,430
- “bemalte” frequency rank
- 68981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begabte | bemalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemalt |
Where the eye mixes begabte and bemalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. begabte and bemalte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses begabte with bemalte
A purely visual mix-up. begabte ([bəˈɡaːptə]) and bemalte ([bəˈmaːltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begabte is recorded at frequency rank #28,551, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡaːptə]. 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 68981, this pair ranks #490,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of begabte vs bemalte
Shared letters: abet. Private to "begabte": g. Private to "bemalte": lm.
"begabte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "begabte" and "bemalte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "begabte" vs "bemalte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "begabte" and "bemalte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begabte" 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 #490,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begabte" 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 #490,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.