beliebtevsbeliebtesConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
beliebte
9 ch
beliebtes

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

  • beliebte ← bbeliebte · beilebte · beleibte · belibete · beliebbte · beliebet · beliebtte · belietbe
  • beliebtes ← bbeliebtes · beilebtes · beleibtes · belibetes · beliebbtes · beliebets · beliebtess · beliebtse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beliebte" for "beliebtes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈliːptə] versus [bəˈliːptəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beliebte" vs "beliebtes" - which ranks higher?
"beliebte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,032 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list