Which to use
“begehrte” and “bewährte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,270
- “begehrte” frequency rank
- #15,315
- “bewährte” frequency rank
- 37585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begehrte | bewährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs begehrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes begehrte and bewährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. begehrte and bewährte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses begehrte with bewährte
A purely visual mix-up. begehrte ([bəˈɡeːɐ̯tə]) and bewährte ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 37585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begehrte is recorded at frequency rank #22,270, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡeːɐ̯tə]. bewährte is at rank #15,315, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯tə].
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 37585, this pair ranks #1,586,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begehrte vs bewährte
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "begehrte": g. Private to "bewährte": wä.
"begehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- begehrte ← bbegehrte · beeghrte · begehhrte · begehret · begehrrte · begehrtte · begehtre · begerhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "begehrte" and "bewährte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "begehrte" or "bewährte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "begehrte" and "bewährte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begehrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,586,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begehrte" and "bewährte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewährte vs bewährtes". 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 #1,586,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.