Which to use
“bestelle” is a verb and “bestellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,534
- “bestelle” frequency rank
- #20,526
- “bestellten” frequency rank
- 38060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestelle | bestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestellt |
Where the eye mixes bestelle and bestellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bestelle runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against bestellten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bestelle and bestellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bestelle is [bəˈʃtɛlə] while bestellten is [bəˈʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 38060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestelle is recorded at frequency rank #17,534, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛlə]. bestellten is at rank #20,526, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃtɛltn̩].
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 38060, this pair ranks #1,573,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestelle vs bestellten
Shared letters: belst. Private to "bestelle": -. Private to "bestellten": n.
"bestelle" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "bestellten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bestelle ← bbestelle · besetlle · besstelle · bestele · bestelel · bestlele · besttelle · betselle
- bestellten ← bbestellten · besetllten · besstellten · bestelletn · bestelltenn · bestelltne · bestelltten · bestelten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bestelle" for "bestellten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bestelle" or "bestellten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bestelle" and "bestellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,573,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestelle" and "bestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastille vs bestelle". 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 #1,573,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.