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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beliebt" for "beliebtes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beliebt" or "beliebtes"?
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.