Which to use
“bestätige” and “bestätigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,955
- “bestätige” frequency rank
- #2,877
- “bestätigen” frequency rank
- 33832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestätige | bestätigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestätigen | den Wahrheitsgehalt einer Aussage oder eines Sachverhalts bejahen oder zumindest erhärten |
Where the eye mixes bestätige and bestätigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bestätige runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against bestätigen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bestätige with bestätigen
A purely visual mix-up. bestätige ([bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡə]) and bestätigen ([bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡn̩]) 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) - “bestätige” sits inside “bestätigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestätige is recorded at frequency rank #30,955, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡə]. bestätigen is at rank #2,877, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡn̩].
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 33832, this pair ranks #1,677,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestätige vs bestätigen
Shared letters: begistä. Private to "bestätige": -. Private to "bestätigen": n.
"bestätige" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "bestätigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bestätige" and "bestätigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bestätige" vs "bestätigen" - 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 "bestätige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bestätigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,677,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestätige" and "bestätigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beständige vs bestätige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,677,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.