Which to use
“bewährte” and “bewährtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,315
- “bewährte” frequency rank
- #43,768
- “bewährtes” frequency rank
- 59083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewährte | bewährtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes bewährte and bewährtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bewährte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against bewährtes's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bewährte and bewährtes
A purely visual mix-up. bewährte ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “bewährte” sits inside “bewährtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59083, 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]. 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 59083, this pair ranks #837,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewährte vs bewährtes
Shared letters: behrtwä. Private to "bewährte": -. Private to "bewährtes": s.
"bewährte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bewährtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewährte" and "bewährtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bewährte" or "bewährtes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bewährte" and "bewährtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährte" 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 #837,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewährte" and "bewährtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewährter vs bewährtes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #837,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.