Which to use
“bekanntes” and “bekannteste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,574
- “bekanntes” frequency rank
- #13,779
- “bekannteste” frequency rank
- 29353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekanntes | bekannteste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bekannt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs bekannt |
Where the eye mixes bekanntes and bekannteste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bekanntes runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against bekannteste's 11 (CVCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bekanntes with bekannteste
A purely visual mix-up. bekanntes ([bəˈkantəs]) and bekannteste ([bəˈkantəstə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bekanntes” sits inside “bekannteste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekanntes is recorded at frequency rank #15,574, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈkantəs]. bekannteste is at rank #13,779, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈkantəstə].
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 29353, this pair ranks #1,768,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bekanntes vs bekannteste
Shared letters: abeknst. Private to "bekanntes": -. Private to "bekannteste": -.
"bekanntes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bekannteste" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bekanntes ← bbekanntes · beaknntes · bekannets · bekanntess · bekanntse · bekannttes · bekantes · bekantnes
- bekannteste ← bbekannteste · beaknnteste · bekannetste · bekannteset · bekanntesste · bekanntestte · bekanntetse · bekanntsete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bekanntes" and "bekannteste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bekanntes" vs "bekannteste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bekanntes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekannteste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,768,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekanntes" and "bekannteste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekanntes vs benannte". 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 #1,768,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.