Which to use
“bewährten” and “bezahlten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,536
- “bewährten” frequency rank
- #13,563
- “bezahlten” frequency rank
- 31099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewährten | bezahlten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewährt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlt |
Where the eye mixes bewährten and bezahlten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewährten and bezahlten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bewährten vs bezahlten
A purely visual mix-up. bewährten ([bəˈvɛːɐ̯tn̩]) and bezahlten ([bəˈt͡saːltn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31099, 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]. bezahlten is at rank #13,563, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːltn̩].
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 31099, this pair ranks #1,734,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewährten vs bezahlten
Shared letters: behnt. Private to "bewährten": rwä. Private to "bezahlten": alz.
"bewährten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bezahlten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bezahlten ← bbezahlten · beazhlten · bezahhlten · bezahletn · bezahllten · bezahltenn · bezahltne · bezahltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewährten" and "bezahlten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bewährten" vs "bezahlten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewährten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,734,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewährten" and "bezahlten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "berührten vs bewährten". 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 #1,734,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.