Which to use
“beliebten” and “beliebtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,685
- “beliebten” frequency rank
- #12,674
- “beliebtes” frequency rank
- 21359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebten | beliebtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs beliebt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebt |
Where the eye mixes beliebten and beliebtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beliebten and beliebtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: beliebten vs beliebtes
A purely visual mix-up. beliebten ([bəˈliːptn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “beliebten” becomes s in “beliebtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beliebten is recorded at frequency rank #8,685, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptn̩]. 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 21359, this pair ranks #1,887,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebten vs beliebtes
Shared letters: beilt. Private to "beliebten": n. Private to "beliebtes": s.
"beliebten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "beliebtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beliebten" for "beliebtes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beliebten" vs "beliebtes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebten" 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 #1,887,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebten" 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 #1,887,203 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.