bewährtvsbewährtesConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
bewährt
9 ch
bewährtes

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?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯t] versus [bəˈvɛːɐ̯təs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bewährt" vs "bewährtes" - which ranks higher?
"bewährt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,245 in our German list, against #43,768 for "bewährtes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list