Which to use
“bemalt” and “bemüht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,189
- “bemalt” frequency rank
- #4,770
- “bemüht” frequency rank
- 25959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemalt | bemüht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bemalen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bemühen |
Where the eye mixes bemalt and bemüht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bemalt vs bemüht
A purely visual mix-up. bemalt ([bəˈmaːlt]) and bemüht ([bəˈmyːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25959, 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]. bemüht is at rank #4,770, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈmyːt].
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 25959, this pair ranks #1,825,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemalt vs bemüht
Shared letters: bemt. Private to "bemalt": al. Private to "bemüht": hü.
"bemalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "bemüht" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bemalt ← bbemalt · beamlt · bemallt · bemaltt · bematl · bemlat · bemmalt · bmealt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bemalt" and "bemüht" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bemalt" or "bemüht" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bemalt" and "bemüht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemüht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,825,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemalt" and "bemüht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bellt vs bemalt". 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 #1,825,396 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.