Which to use
“bevorzugen” is a verb and “bevorzugten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,244
- “bevorzugen” frequency rank
- #18,495
- “bevorzugten” frequency rank
- 28739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bevorzugen | bevorzugten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Person oder Sache eher als eine andere wählen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bevorzugt |
Where the eye mixes bevorzugen and bevorzugten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bevorzugen and bevorzugten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bevorzugen is [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːɡn̩] while bevorzugten is [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 28739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bevorzugen is recorded at frequency rank #10,244, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːɡn̩]. bevorzugten is at rank #18,495, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːktn̩].
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 28739, this pair ranks #1,779,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bevorzugen vs bevorzugten
Shared letters: begnoruvz. Private to "bevorzugen": -. Private to "bevorzugten": t.
"bevorzugen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "bevorzugten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bevorzugen ← bbevorzugen · beovrzugen · bevorrzugen · bevoruzgen · bevorzguen · bevorzuegn · bevorzugenn · bevorzuggen
- bevorzugten ← bbevorzugten · beovrzugten · bevorrzugten · bevoruzgten · bevorzguten · bevorzugetn · bevorzuggten · bevorzugtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bevorzugen" and "bevorzugten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bevorzugen" or "bevorzugten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bevorzugen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bevorzugten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bevorzugen" and "bevorzugten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bevorzuge vs bevorzugten". 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 #1,779,463 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.