Which to use
“bewährt” and “bewährten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,245
- “bewährt” frequency rank
- #17,536
- “bewährten” frequency rank
- 27781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewährt | bewährten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich als fähig, geeignet, zuverlässig erwiesen habend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes bewährt and bewährten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bewährt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against bewährten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bewährt with bewährten
A purely visual mix-up. bewährt ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯t]) and bewährten ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bewährt” sits inside “bewährten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewährt is recorded at frequency rank #10,245, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯t]. bewährten is at rank #17,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩].
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 27781, this pair ranks #1,796,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewährt vs bewährten
Shared letters: behrtwä. Private to "bewährt": -. Private to "bewährten": n.
"bewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewährt" and "bewährten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bewährt" vs "bewährten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewährt" and "bewährten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührten vs bewährten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,796,018 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.