Which to use
“bemalt” and “berät” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,189
- “bemalt” frequency rank
- #11,824
- “berät” frequency rank
- 33013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemalt | berät |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bemalen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beraten |
Where the eye mixes bemalt and berät
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bemalt with berät
A purely visual mix-up. bemalt ([bəˈmaːlt]) and berät ([bəˈʁɛːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33013, 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]. berät is at rank #11,824, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁɛːt].
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 33013, this pair ranks #1,695,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemalt vs berät
Shared letters: bet. Private to "bemalt": alm. Private to "berät": rä.
"bemalt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "berät" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bemalt ← bbemalt · beamlt · bemallt · bemaltt · bematl · bemlat · bemmalt · bmealt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemalt" for "berät" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bemalt" vs "berät" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "berät" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,695,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemalt" and "berät" 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 #1,695,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.