Which to use
“bestätigt” is a verb and “betätigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,542
- “bestätigt” frequency rank
- #43,060
- “betätigte” frequency rank
- 44602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestätigt | betätigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestätigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs betätigt |
Where the eye mixes bestätigt and betätigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bestätigt is [bəˈʃtɛːtɪçt] while betätigte is [bəˈtɛːtɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestätigt is recorded at frequency rank #1,542, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛːtɪçt]. betätigte is at rank #43,060, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtɛːtɪçtə].
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 44602, this pair ranks #1,380,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bestätigt vs betätigte
Shared letters: begitä. Private to "bestätigt": s. Private to "betätigte": -.
"bestätigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "betätigte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV