Which to use
“bewohnte” and “bewohnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,505
- “bewohnte” frequency rank
- #24,646
- “bewohnten” frequency rank
- 54151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewohnte | bewohnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewohnt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewohnt |
Where the eye mixes bewohnte and bewohnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bewohnte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against bewohnten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bewohnte and bewohnten
A purely visual mix-up. bewohnte ([bəˈvoːntə]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bewohnte” sits inside “bewohnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewohnte is recorded at frequency rank #29,505, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvoːntə]. 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 54151, this pair ranks #1,030,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewohnte vs bewohnten
Shared letters: behnotw. Private to "bewohnte": -. Private to "bewohnten": -.
"bewohnte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bewohnten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewohnte" for "bewohnten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bewohnte" vs "bewohnten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewohnte" 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 #1,030,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewohnte" 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 #1,030,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.