Which to use
“beharrt” is a verb and “bewährt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,951
- “beharrt” frequency rank
- #10,245
- “bewährt” frequency rank
- 42196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beharrt | bewährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beharren | sich als fähig, geeignet, zuverlässig erwiesen habend |
Where the eye mixes beharrt and bewährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses beharrt with bewährt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beharrt is [bəˈhaʁt] while bewährt is [bəˈvɛːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beharrt is recorded at frequency rank #31,951, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈhaʁt]. 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 42196, this pair ranks #1,456,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beharrt vs bewährt
Shared letters: behrt. Private to "beharrt": a. Private to "bewährt": wä.
"beharrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beharrt ← bbeharrt · beahrrt · beharrtt · behartr · behharrt · behrart · bhearrt · ebharrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beharrt" and "bewährt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beharrt" or "bewährt"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beharrt" 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 #1,456,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beharrt" and "bewährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beharren vs beharrt". 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 #1,456,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.