Which to use
“bewährten” and “bewährtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,536
- “bewährten” frequency rank
- #43,768
- “bewährtes” frequency rank
- 61304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewährten | bewährtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt |
Where the eye mixes bewährten and bewährtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bewährten and bewährtes 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 bewährtes
A purely visual mix-up. bewährten ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “bewährten” becomes s in “bewährtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61304, 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]. 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 61304, this pair ranks #754,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewährten vs bewährtes
Shared letters: behrtwä. Private to "bewährten": n. Private to "bewährtes": s.
"bewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bewährtes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewährten" for "bewährtes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bewährten" or "bewährtes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bewährten" and "bewährtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährten" 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 #754,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewährten" and "bewährtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewährter vs bewährtes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #754,798 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.