Which to use
“bekräftigt” is a verb and “bekräftigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,845
- “bekräftigt” frequency rank
- #34,542
- “bekräftigte” frequency rank
- 54387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekräftigt | bekräftigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bekräftigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bekräftigt |
Where the eye mixes bekräftigt and bekräftigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bekräftigt is [bəˈkʁɛftɪçt] while bekräftigte is [bəˈkʁɛftɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bekräftigt” sits inside “bekräftigte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekräftigt is recorded at frequency rank #19,845, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈkʁɛftɪçt]. bekräftigte is at rank #34,542, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈkʁɛftɪçtə].
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 54387, this pair ranks #1,020,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bekräftigt vs bekräftigte
Shared letters: befgikrtä. Private to "bekräftigt": -. Private to "bekräftigte": -.
"bekräftigt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "bekräftigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV