Which to use
“bezahlst” is a verb and “bezahlte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,057
- “bezahlst” frequency rank
- #10,624
- “bezahlte” frequency rank
- 33681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezahlst | bezahlte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bezahlen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlt |
Where the eye mixes bezahlst and bezahlte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bezahlst with bezahlte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bezahlst is [bəˈt͡saːlst] while bezahlte is [bəˈt͡saːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bezahlst is recorded at frequency rank #23,057, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːlst]. bezahlte is at rank #10,624, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːltə].
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 33681, this pair ranks #1,680,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bezahlst vs bezahlte
Shared letters: abehltz. Private to "bezahlst": s. Private to "bezahlte": -.
"bezahlst" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "bezahlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bezahlst" for "bezahlte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bezahlst" vs "bezahlte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezahlst" and "bezahlte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bezahlte 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 #1,680,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.