Which to use
“bereitete” and “bereiteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,035
- “bereitete” frequency rank
- #25,917
- “bereiteten” frequency rank
- 37952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bereitete | bereiteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bereitet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bereitet |
Where the eye mixes bereitete and bereiteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bereitete runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against bereiteten's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bereitete with bereiteten
A purely visual mix-up. bereitete ([bəˈʁaɪ̯tətə]) and bereiteten ([bəˈʁaɪ̯tətn̩]) 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) - “bereitete” sits inside “bereiteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bereitete is recorded at frequency rank #12,035, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯tətə]. bereiteten is at rank #25,917, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯tətn̩].
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 37952, this pair ranks #1,576,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bereitete vs bereiteten
Shared letters: beirt. Private to "bereitete": -. Private to "bereiteten": n.
"bereitete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "bereiteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bereitete ← bbereitete · beeritete · bereiette · bereiteet · bereitette · bereittee · bereittete · beretiete
- bereiteten ← bbereiteten · beeriteten · bereietten · bereiteetn · bereitetenn · bereitetne · bereitetten · bereitteen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bereitete" and "bereiteten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bereitete" or "bereiteten" show up more?
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 "bereitete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bereiteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,576,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bereitete" and "bereiteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bearbeiteten vs bereiteten". 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 #1,576,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.