Which to use
“bewahre” is a verb and “bewährtes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,269
- “bewahre” frequency rank
- #43,768
- “bewährtes” frequency rank
- 68037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewahre | bewährtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewahren | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes bewahre and bewährtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewahre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against bewährtes'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 bewährtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewahre is [bəˈvaːʁə] while bewährtes is [bəˈvɛːɐ̯təs]. 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 68037, 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]. bewährtes is at rank #43,768, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯təs].
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 68037, this pair ranks #520,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewahre vs bewährtes
Shared letters: behrw. Private to "bewahre": a. Private to "bewährtes": stä.
"bewahre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bewährtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bewahre ← bbewahre · beawhre · bewaher · bewahhre · bewahrre · bewarhe · bewhare · bewwahre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewahre" and "bewährtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bewahre" or "bewährtes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewahre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #520,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewahre" and "bewährtes" 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 #520,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.