Which to use
“bewährten” and “bewährter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,536
- “bewährten” frequency rank
- #43,767
- “bewährter” frequency rank
- 61303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewährten | bewährter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes bewährten and bewährter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bewährten and bewährter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bewährten and bewährter
A purely visual mix-up. bewährten ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “bewährten” becomes r in “bewährter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewährten is recorded at frequency rank #17,536, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 61303, this pair ranks #754,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewährten vs bewährter
Shared letters: behrtwä. Private to "bewährten": n. Private to "bewährter": -.
"bewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bewährter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewährten" for "bewährter" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährten" 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 #754,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewährten" and "bewährter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewährter vs bewährtes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #754,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.