Which to use
“bewahre” is a verb and “bewährter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,269
- “bewahre” frequency rank
- #43,767
- “bewährter” frequency rank
- 68036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewahre | bewährter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewahren | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes bewahre and bewährter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewahre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against bewährter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bewahre with bewährter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewahre is [bəˈvaːʁə] while bewährter is [bəˈvɛːɐ̯tɐ]. 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 68036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewahre is recorded at frequency rank #24,269, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaːʁə]. bewährter is at rank #43,767, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯tɐ].
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 68036, this pair ranks #520,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewahre vs bewährter
Shared letters: behrw. Private to "bewahre": a. Private to "bewährter": tä.
"bewahre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bewährter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bewahre ← bbewahre · beawhre · bewaher · bewahhre · bewahrre · bewarhe · bewhare · bewwahre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewahre" for "bewährter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bewahre" vs "bewährter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewahre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #520,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewahre" and "bewährter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewährter vs bewährtes". 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 #520,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.