Which to use
“bestimmt” and “bestimmtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #485
- “bestimmt” frequency rank
- #8,180
- “bestimmtes” frequency rank
- 8665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestimmt | bestimmtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorher definiert, für den Informierten klar umrissen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestimmt |
Where the eye mixes bestimmt and bestimmtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bestimmt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against bestimmtes's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bestimmt with bestimmtes
A purely visual mix-up. bestimmt ([bəˈʃtɪmt]) and bestimmtes ([bəˈʃtɪmtəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bestimmt” sits inside “bestimmtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestimmt is recorded at frequency rank #485, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃtɪmt]. bestimmtes is at rank #8,180, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃtɪmtəs].
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 8665, this pair ranks #1,983,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestimmt vs bestimmtes
Shared letters: beimst. Private to "bestimmt": -. Private to "bestimmtes": -.
"bestimmt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "bestimmtes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bestimmt ← bbestimmt · besitmmt · besstimmt · bestimmtt · bestimt · bestimtm · bestmimt · besttimmt
- bestimmtes ← bbestimmtes · besitmmtes · besstimmtes · bestimmets · bestimmtess · bestimmtse · bestimmttes · bestimtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bestimmt" and "bestimmtes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bestimmt" or "bestimmtes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestimmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bestimmtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestimmt" and "bestimmtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besticht vs bestimmt". 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 #1,983,369 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.