Which to use
“bewährte” and “bewährter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,315
- “bewährte” frequency rank
- #43,767
- “bewährter” frequency rank
- 59082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewährte | bewährter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes bewährte and bewährter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bewährte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against bewährter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bewährte vs bewährter
A purely visual mix-up. bewährte ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) and bewährter ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “bewährte” sits inside “bewährter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewährte is recorded at frequency rank #15,315, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]. 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 59082, this pair ranks #838,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewährte vs bewährter
Shared letters: behrtwä. Private to "bewährte": -. Private to "bewährter": -.
"bewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bewährter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewährte" for "bewährter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bewährte" or "bewährter" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährte" 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 #838,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewährte" and "bewährter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewährter vs bewährtes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #838,018 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.