Which to use
“bereinigen” is a verb and “bereinigt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,055
- “bereinigen” frequency rank
- #30,951
- “bereinigt” frequency rank
- 74006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bereinigen | bereinigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Widersprüche beheben, in Ordnung bringen | von Überflüssigem, von Schmutz, Unrat befreit |
Where the eye mixes bereinigen and bereinigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bereinigen runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCVC) against bereinigt's 9 (CVCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bereinigen vs bereinigt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bereinigen is [bəˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩] while bereinigt is [bəˈʁaɪ̯nɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bereinigen is recorded at frequency rank #43,055, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. bereinigt is at rank #30,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯nɪçt].
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 74006, this pair ranks #344,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bereinigen vs bereinigt
Shared letters: beginr. Private to "bereinigen": -. Private to "bereinigt": t.
"bereinigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "bereinigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bereinigen ← bbereinigen · beerinigen · bereiingen · bereingien · bereiniegn · bereinigenn · bereiniggen · bereinigne
- bereinigt ← bbereinigt · beerinigt · bereiingt · bereingit · bereiniggt · bereinigtt · bereinitg · bereinnigt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bereinigen" and "bereinigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bereinigen" or "bereinigt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bereinigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bereinigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bereinigen" and "bereinigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beleidigen vs bereinigen". 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 #344,944 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.