Which to use
“bestätige” is a verb and “bestätigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,955
- “bestätige” frequency rank
- #6,048
- “bestätigte” frequency rank
- 37003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestätige | bestätigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestätigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestätigt |
Where the eye mixes bestätige and bestätigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bestätige runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against bestätigte's 10 (CVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bestätige vs bestätigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bestätige is [bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡə] while bestätigte is [bəˈʃtɛːtɪçtə]. 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 37003, 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]. bestätigte is at rank #6,048, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛːtɪçtə].
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 37003, this pair ranks #1,601,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestätige vs bestätigte
Shared letters: begistä. Private to "bestätige": -. Private to "bestätigte": -.
"bestätige" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "bestätigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bestätige" and "bestätigte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bestätige" or "bestätigte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestätige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bestätigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestätige" and "bestätigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beständige vs bestätige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,601,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.