Which to use
“bezahle” and “bezahlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,316
- “bezahle” frequency rank
- #1,623
- “bezahlt” frequency rank
- 16939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezahle | bezahlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bezahlen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bezahlen |
Where the eye mixes bezahle and bezahlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bezahle (CVCVCCV) and bezahlt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between bezahle and bezahlt
A purely visual mix-up. bezahle ([bəˈt͡saːlə]) and bezahlt ([bəˈt͡saːlt]) 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 a single letter - e in “bezahle” becomes t in “bezahlt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bezahle is recorded at frequency rank #15,316, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːlə]. bezahlt is at rank #1,623, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːlt].
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 16939, this pair ranks #1,931,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bezahle vs bezahlt
Shared letters: abehlz. Private to "bezahle": -. Private to "bezahlt": t.
"bezahle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bezahlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bezahle" for "bezahlt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bezahle" vs "bezahlt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bezahle" and "bezahlt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezahle" and "bezahlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bezahle 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 #1,931,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.