Which to use
“bewährten” and “bewohnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,536
- “bewährten” frequency rank
- #24,646
- “bewohnten” frequency rank
- 42182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewährten | bewohnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewohnt |
Where the eye mixes bewährten and bewohnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bewährten and bewohnten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bewährten with bewohnten
A purely visual mix-up. bewährten ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) and bewohnten ([bəˈvoːntn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42182, 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]. bewohnten is at rank #24,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvoːntn̩].
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 42182, this pair ranks #1,457,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewährten vs bewohnten
Shared letters: behntw. Private to "bewährten": rä. Private to "bewohnten": o.
"bewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bewohnten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bewohnten ← bbewohnten · beowhnten · bewhonten · bewohhnten · bewohnetn · bewohnnten · bewohntenn · bewohntne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewährten" and "bewohnten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bewährten" or "bewohnten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bewährten" and "bewohnten" 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 "bewohnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,457,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewährten" and "bewohnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beiwohnen vs bewohnten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,457,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.