Which to use
“behaarte” is an adjective and “beharrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,328
- “behaarte” frequency rank
- #31,951
- “beharrt” frequency rank
- 58279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaarte | beharrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs behaart | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beharren |
Where the eye mixes behaarte and beharrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between behaarte and beharrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: behaarte is [bəˈhaːɐ̯tə] while beharrt is [bəˈhaʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behaarte is recorded at frequency rank #26,328, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhaːɐ̯tə]. beharrt is at rank #31,951, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʁt].
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 58279, this pair ranks #868,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of behaarte vs beharrt
Shared letters: abehrt. Private to "behaarte": -. Private to "beharrt": -.
"behaarte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "beharrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "behaarte" for "beharrt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "behaarte" or "beharrt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "behaarte" and "beharrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "behaarte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beharrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #868,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaarte" and "beharrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaarte 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 #868,942 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.