Which to use
“beliebtes” and “beliebteste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,674
- “beliebtes” frequency rank
- #18,832
- “beliebteste” frequency rank
- 31506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebtes | beliebteste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs beliebt |
Where the eye mixes beliebtes and beliebteste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beliebtes runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against beliebteste's 11 (CVCVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beliebtes and beliebteste
A purely visual mix-up. beliebtes ([bəˈliːptəs]) and beliebteste ([bəˈliːptəstə]) 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) - “beliebtes” sits inside “beliebteste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beliebtes is recorded at frequency rank #12,674, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptəs]. beliebteste is at rank #18,832, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptəstə].
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 31506, this pair ranks #1,726,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebtes vs beliebteste
Shared letters: beilst. Private to "beliebtes": -. Private to "beliebteste": -.
"beliebtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "beliebteste" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beliebtes ← bbeliebtes · beilebtes · beleibtes · belibetes · beliebbtes · beliebets · beliebtess · beliebtse
- beliebteste ← bbeliebteste · beilebteste · beleibteste · belibeteste · beliebbteste · beliebetste · beliebteset · beliebtesste
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beliebtes" for "beliebteste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beliebtes" vs "beliebteste" - 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 "beliebtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebteste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,726,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebtes" and "beliebteste" 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 #1,726,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.