Which to use
“beliebte” and “beliebtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,032
- “beliebte” frequency rank
- #12,674
- “beliebtes” frequency rank
- 20706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebte | beliebtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs beliebt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebt |
Where the eye mixes beliebte and beliebtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beliebte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against beliebtes's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beliebte with beliebtes
A purely visual mix-up. beliebte ([bəˈliːptə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “beliebte” sits inside “beliebtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beliebte is recorded at frequency rank #8,032, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptə]. 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 20706, this pair ranks #1,894,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebte vs beliebtes
Shared letters: beilt. Private to "beliebte": -. Private to "beliebtes": s.
"beliebte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "beliebtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beliebte" for "beliebtes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beliebte" vs "beliebtes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beliebte" and "beliebtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebte" 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 #1,894,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebte" 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 #1,894,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.