Which to use
“bestätigte” and “betätigte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,048
- “bestätigte” frequency rank
- #43,060
- “betätigte” frequency rank
- 49108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestätigte | betätigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestätigt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs betätigt |
Where the eye mixes bestätigte and betätigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bestätigte runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against betätigte's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bestätigte vs betätigte
A purely visual mix-up. bestätigte ([bəˈʃtɛːtɪçtə]) and betätigte ([bəˈtɛːtɪçtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestätigte is recorded at frequency rank #6,048, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛːtɪçtə]. 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 49108, this pair ranks #1,223,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bestätigte vs betätigte
Shared letters: begitä. Private to "bestätigte": s. Private to "betätigte": -.
"bestätigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "betätigte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bestätigte" for "betätigte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bestätigte" vs "betätigte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bestätigte" and "betätigte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestätigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betätigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,223,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestätigte" and "betätigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bestätige vs betätigte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,223,830 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.