Which to use
“bezahlbar” and “bezahlter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,221
- “bezahlbar” frequency rank
- #43,064
- “bezahlter” frequency rank
- 70285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezahlbar | bezahlter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bezahlt werden könnend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlt |
Where the eye mixes bezahlbar and bezahlter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bezahlbar and bezahlter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bezahlbar vs bezahlter
A purely visual mix-up. bezahlbar ([bəˈt͡saːlbaːɐ̯]) and bezahlter ([bəˈt͡saːltɐ]) 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 70285, 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]. bezahlter is at rank #43,064, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːltɐ].
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 70285, this pair ranks #450,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bezahlbar vs bezahlter
Shared letters: abehlrz. Private to "bezahlbar": -. Private to "bezahlter": t.
"bezahlbar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bezahlter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bezahlbar" and "bezahlter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bezahlbar" or "bezahlter" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #450,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezahlbar" and "bezahlter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewährter 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 #450,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.