Which to use
“bemalte” and “bemalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,430
- “bemalte” frequency rank
- #40,431
- “bemalten” frequency rank
- 80861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemalte | bemalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemalt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemalt |
Where the eye mixes bemalte and bemalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bemalte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against bemalten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bemalte vs bemalten
A purely visual mix-up. bemalte ([bəˈmaːltə]) and bemalten ([bəˈmaːltn̩]) 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) - “bemalte” sits inside “bemalten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemalte is recorded at frequency rank #40,430, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmaːltə]. bemalten is at rank #40,431, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmaːltn̩].
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 80861, this pair ranks #187,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bemalte vs bemalten
Shared letters: abelmt. Private to "bemalte": -. Private to "bemalten": n.
"bemalte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bemalten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bemalte" and "bemalten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bemalte" vs "bemalten" - 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 "bemalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemalte" and "bemalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaltet vs bemalten". 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 #187,013 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.