Which to use
“bestimmte” and “bestimmten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,502
- “bestimmte” frequency rank
- #1,503
- “bestimmten” frequency rank
- 3005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bestimmte | bestimmten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bestimmt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bestimmt |
Where the eye mixes bestimmte and bestimmten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bestimmte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against bestimmten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bestimmte and bestimmten
A purely visual mix-up. bestimmte ([bəˈʃtɪmtə]) and bestimmten ([bəˈʃtɪmtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bestimmte” sits inside “bestimmten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bestimmte is recorded at frequency rank #1,502, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃtɪmtə]. bestimmten is at rank #1,503, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃtɪmtn̩].
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 3005, this pair ranks #2,001,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bestimmte vs bestimmten
Shared letters: beimst. Private to "bestimmte": -. Private to "bestimmten": n.
"bestimmte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "bestimmten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bestimmte ← bbestimmte · besitmmte · besstimmte · bestimmet · bestimmtte · bestimte · bestimtme · bestmimte
- bestimmten ← bbestimmten · besitmmten · besstimmten · bestimmetn · bestimmtenn · bestimmtne · bestimmtten · bestimten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bestimmte" and "bestimmten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bestimmte" or "bestimmten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bestimmte" and "bestimmten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bestimmte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bestimmten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bestimmte" and "bestimmten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bestimme vs bestimmten". 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 #2,001,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.