beliebtestevsbeliebtestenWhich spelling fits?

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“beliebteste” and “beliebtesten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,832
“beliebteste” frequency rank
#10,621
“beliebtesten” frequency rank
29453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beliebteste beliebtesten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs beliebt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs beliebt

Where the eye mixes beliebteste and beliebtesten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
beliebteste
12 ch
beliebtesten

Visual trap between beliebteste and beliebtesten

A purely visual mix-up. beliebteste ([bəˈliːptəstə]) and beliebtesten ([bəˈliːptəstn̩]) 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) - “beliebteste” sits inside “beliebtesten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beliebteste is recorded at frequency rank #18,832, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptəstə]. beliebtesten is at rank #10,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptəstn̩].

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 29453, this pair ranks #1,766,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beliebteste vs beliebtesten

Shared letters: beilst. Private to "beliebteste": -. Private to "beliebtesten": n.

"beliebteste" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCV  ·  "beliebtesten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beliebtestebbeliebteste · beilebteste · beleibteste · belibeteste · beliebbteste · beliebetste · beliebteset · beliebtesste
  • beliebtestenbbeliebtesten · beilebtesten · beleibtesten · belibetesten · beliebbtesten · beliebetsten · beliebtesetn · beliebtessten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beliebteste" and "beliebtesten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈliːptəstə] versus [bəˈliːptəstn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beliebteste" or "beliebtesten"?
"beliebtesten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,621 in our German list, against #18,832 for "beliebteste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beliebteste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beliebtesten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,766,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beliebteste" and "beliebtesten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beliebtes vs beliebteste". 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 #1,766,524 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