Which to use
“Bewährung” and “Bezahlung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,523
- “Bewährung” frequency rank
- #5,808
- “Bezahlung” frequency rank
- 14331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bewährung | Bezahlung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erfolgreiches Bestehen von Anforderungen | meist Singular: |
Where the eye mixes Bewährung and Bezahlung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bewährung and Bezahlung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Bewährung and Bezahlung
A purely visual mix-up. Bewährung ([bəˈvɛːʁʊŋ]) and Bezahlung ([bəˈt͡saːlʊŋ]) 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 14331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bewährung is recorded at frequency rank #8,523, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɛːʁʊŋ]. Bezahlung is at rank #5,808, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːlʊŋ].
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 14331, this pair ranks #1,951,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bewährung vs Bezahlung
Shared letters: beghnu. Private to "Bewährung": rwä. Private to "Bezahlung": alz.
"Bewährung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Bezahlung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bezahlung ← bbezahlung · beazhlung · bezahhlung · bezahllung · bezahlnug · bezahlugn · bezahlungg · bezahlunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bewährung" and "Bezahlung" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Bewährung" vs "Bezahlung" - 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 "Bewährung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bezahlung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bewährung" and "Bezahlung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bekehrung vs Bewährung". 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 #1,951,936 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.