Which to use
“bewährt” and “bewährtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,245
- “bewährt” frequency rank
- #43,768
- “bewährtes” frequency rank
- 54013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewährt | bewährtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich als fähig, geeignet, zuverlässig erwiesen habend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes bewährt and bewährtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bewährt vs bewährtes
A purely visual mix-up. bewährt ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯t]) and bewährtes ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯təs]) 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 “bewährtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54013, 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]. 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 54013, this pair ranks #1,035,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewährt vs bewährtes
Shared letters: behrtwä. Private to "bewährt": -. Private to "bewährtes": s.
"bewährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bewährtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewährt" for "bewährtes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bewährt" vs "bewährtes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährt" 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 #1,035,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewährt" and "bewährtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewährter vs bewährtes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,035,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.