Which to use
“bemalt” is a verb and “bemalte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,189
- “bemalt” frequency rank
- #40,430
- “bemalte” frequency rank
- 61619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemalt | bemalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bemalen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemalt |
Where the eye mixes bemalt and bemalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bemalt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against bemalte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bemalt and bemalte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bemalt is [bəˈmaːlt] while bemalte is [bəˈmaːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bemalt” sits inside “bemalte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemalt is recorded at frequency rank #21,189, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈmaːlt]. bemalte is at rank #40,430, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmaːltə].
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 61619, this pair ranks #742,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bemalt vs bemalte
Shared letters: abelmt. Private to "bemalt": -. Private to "bemalte": -.
"bemalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "bemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemalt" for "bemalte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bemalt" or "bemalte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemalte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #742,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemalt" and "bemalte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaltet vs bemalte". 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 #742,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.