Which to use
“bereite” and “bereitete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,576
- “bereite” frequency rank
- #12,035
- “bereitete” frequency rank
- 27611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bereite | bereitete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bereit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bereitet |
Where the eye mixes bereite and bereitete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bereite runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against bereitete's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bereite vs bereitete
A purely visual mix-up. bereite ([bəˈʁaɪ̯tə]) and bereitete ([bəˈʁaɪ̯tətə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bereite” sits inside “bereitete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bereite is recorded at frequency rank #15,576, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯tə]. bereitete is at rank #12,035, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯tətə].
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 27611, this pair ranks #1,798,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bereite vs bereitete
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "bereite": -. Private to "bereitete": -.
"bereite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "bereitete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bereite" and "bereitete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bereite" vs "bereitete" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bereite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bereitete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bereite" and "bereitete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bereite vs betrete". 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 #1,798,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.