Which to use
“bemerkte” and “bemerkten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,015
- “bemerkte” frequency rank
- #25,067
- “bemerkten” frequency rank
- 32082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemerkte | bemerkten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemerkt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemerkt |
Where the eye mixes bemerkte and bemerkten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bemerkte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against bemerkten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bemerkte with bemerkten
A purely visual mix-up. bemerkte ([bəˈmɛʁktə]) and bemerkten ([bəˈmɛʁktn̩]) 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) - “bemerkte” sits inside “bemerkten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemerkte is recorded at frequency rank #7,015, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁktə]. bemerkten is at rank #25,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁktn̩].
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 32082, this pair ranks #1,715,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemerkte vs bemerkten
Shared letters: bekmrt. Private to "bemerkte": -. Private to "bemerkten": n.
"bemerkte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bemerkten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bemerkte" and "bemerkten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bemerkte" or "bemerkten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bemerkte" and "bemerkten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemerkte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemerkten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,715,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemerkte" and "bemerkten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeckten vs bemerkten". 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 #1,715,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.