Which to use
“Behälter” is a noun and “bemalte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,608
- “Behälter” frequency rank
- #40,430
- “bemalte” frequency rank
- 52038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Behälter | bemalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gefäß mit einem hinreichenden Innenvolumen zum Aufbewahren oder Transportieren fester, flüssiger oder gasförmiger Stoffe, das verschlossen werden kann | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemalt |
Where the eye mixes Behälter and bemalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Behälter vs bemalte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Behälter is [bəˈhɛltɐ] while bemalte is [bəˈmaːltə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Behälter is recorded at frequency rank #11,608, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈhɛltɐ]. 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 52038, this pair ranks #1,112,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Behälter vs bemalte
Shared letters: belt. Private to "Behälter": hrä. Private to "bemalte": am.
"Behälter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bemalte ← bbemalte · beamlte · bemalet · bemallte · bemaltte · bematle · bemlate · bemmalte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Behälter" and "bemalte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Behälter" or "bemalte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Behälter" and "bemalte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Behälter" 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 #1,112,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Behälter" 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 #1,112,356 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.