Which to use
“behaart” and “bewährt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,851
- “behaart” frequency rank
- #10,245
- “bewährt” frequency rank
- 34096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaart | bewährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haare am Körper besitzend | sich als fähig, geeignet, zuverlässig erwiesen habend |
Where the eye mixes behaart and bewährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. behaart (CVCVVCC) and bewährt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses behaart with bewährt
A purely visual mix-up. behaart ([bəˈhaːɐ̯t]) and bewährt ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯t]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behaart is recorded at frequency rank #23,851, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhaːɐ̯t]. bewährt is at rank #10,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯t].
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 34096, this pair ranks #1,671,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behaart vs bewährt
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "behaart": a. Private to "bewährt": wä.
"behaart" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "bewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- behaart ← bbehaart · beahart · behaarrt · behaartt · behaatr · beharat · behart · behhaart
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "behaart" and "bewährt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "behaart" or "bewährt"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "behaart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaart" and "bewährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaart vs behaarten". 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 #1,671,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.