Which to use
“behaarte” and “bewährte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,328
- “behaarte” frequency rank
- #15,315
- “bewährte” frequency rank
- 41643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaarte | bewährte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs behaart | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes behaarte and bewährte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. behaarte (CVCVVCCV) and bewährte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses behaarte with bewährte
A purely visual mix-up. behaarte ([bəˈhaːɐ̯tə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41643, 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]. 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 41643, this pair ranks #1,473,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of behaarte vs bewährte
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "behaarte": a. Private to "bewährte": wä.
"behaarte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "bewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- behaarte ← bbehaarte · beaharte · behaaret · behaarrte · behaartte · behaatre · beharate · beharte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "behaarte" and "bewährte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "behaarte" or "bewährte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "behaarte" and "bewährte" 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 "bewährte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,473,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaarte" and "bewährte" 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 #1,473,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.