Which to use
“bevorzugte” and “bevorzugten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,579
- “bevorzugte” frequency rank
- #18,495
- “bevorzugten” frequency rank
- 34074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bevorzugte | bevorzugten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bevorzugt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bevorzugt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bevorzugte and bevorzugten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
bevorzugte and bevorzugten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bevorzugte” sits inside “bevorzugten” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bevorzugte is recorded at frequency rank #15,579, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːktə]. 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 34074, this pair ranks #1,671,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering bevorzugte vs bevorzugten
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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