Which to use
“bezahlbar” and “bezahlbare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,221
- “bezahlbar” frequency rank
- #34,552
- “bezahlbare” frequency rank
- 61773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezahlbar | bezahlbare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bezahlt werden könnend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlbar |
Where the eye mixes bezahlbar and bezahlbare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bezahlbar runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against bezahlbare's 10 (CVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bezahlbar with bezahlbare
A purely visual mix-up. bezahlbar ([bəˈt͡saːlbaːɐ̯]) and bezahlbare ([bəˈt͡saːlbaːʁə]) 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) - “bezahlbar” sits inside “bezahlbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bezahlbar is recorded at frequency rank #27,221, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːlbaːɐ̯]. bezahlbare is at rank #34,552, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːlbaːʁə].
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 61773, this pair ranks #737,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bezahlbar vs bezahlbare
Shared letters: abehlrz. Private to "bezahlbar": -. Private to "bezahlbare": -.
"bezahlbar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bezahlbare" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bezahlbar ← bbezahlbar · beazhlbar · bezahblar · bezahhlbar · bezahlabr · bezahlbarr · bezahlbbar · bezahlbra
- bezahlbare ← bbezahlbare · beazhlbare · bezahblare · bezahhlbare · bezahlabre · bezahlbaer · bezahlbarre · bezahlbbare
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bezahlbar" and "bezahlbare" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bezahlbar" or "bezahlbare" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bezahlbar" and "bezahlbare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #737,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezahlbar" and "bezahlbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bezahlbar vs bezahlter". 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 #737,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.