beliebtvsbeliebtesConfusable pair

Which to use

“beliebt” and “beliebtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,504
“beliebt” frequency rank
#12,674
“beliebtes” frequency rank
16178
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beliebt beliebtes
Definition gern gesehen, sehr geschätzt Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebt

Where the eye mixes beliebt and beliebtes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beliebt runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against beliebtes's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
beliebt
9 ch
beliebtes

Look-alike desk: beliebt vs beliebtes

A purely visual mix-up. beliebt ([bəˈliːpt]) and beliebtes ([bəˈliːptəs]) 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) - “beliebt” sits inside “beliebtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beliebt is recorded at frequency rank #3,504, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːpt]. beliebtes is at rank #12,674, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptəs].

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 16178, this pair ranks #1,937,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beliebt vs beliebtes

Shared letters: beilt. Private to "beliebt": -. Private to "beliebtes": s.

"beliebt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "beliebtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beliebt ← bbeliebt · beilebt · beleibt · belibet · beliebbt · beliebtt · belietb · belliebt
  • beliebtes ← bbeliebtes · beilebtes · beleibtes · belibetes · beliebbtes · beliebets · beliebtess · beliebtse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beliebt" for "beliebtes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈliːpt] versus [bəˈliːptəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beliebt" or "beliebtes"?
"beliebt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,504 in our German list, against #12,674 for "beliebtes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beliebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beliebtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,937,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beliebt" and "beliebtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte vs beliebtes". 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 #1,937,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list