Which to use
“beliebter” and “beliebtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,016
- “beliebter” frequency rank
- #12,674
- “beliebtes” frequency rank
- 23690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebter | beliebtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebt |
Where the eye mixes beliebter and beliebtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between beliebter and beliebtes
A purely visual mix-up. beliebter ([bəˈliːptɐ]) 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 - r in “beliebter” becomes s in “beliebtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beliebter is recorded at frequency rank #11,016, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptɐ]. 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 23690, this pair ranks #1,857,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebter vs beliebtes
Shared letters: beilt. Private to "beliebter": r. Private to "beliebtes": s.
"beliebter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "beliebtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beliebter" for "beliebtes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beliebter" or "beliebtes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebter" 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 #1,857,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebter" 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 #1,857,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.