Which to use
“bezahlt” is a verb and “bezahlter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,623
- “bezahlt” frequency rank
- #43,064
- “bezahlter” frequency rank
- 44687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezahlt | bezahlter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bezahlen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlt |
Where the eye mixes bezahlt and bezahlter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bezahlt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against bezahlter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bezahlt vs bezahlter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bezahlt is [bəˈt͡saːlt] while bezahlter is [bəˈt͡saːltɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bezahlt” sits inside “bezahlter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bezahlt is recorded at frequency rank #1,623, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːlt]. 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 44687, this pair ranks #1,378,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bezahlt vs bezahlter
Shared letters: abehltz. Private to "bezahlt": -. Private to "bezahlter": r.
"bezahlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bezahlter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bezahlt" for "bezahlter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bezahlt" vs "bezahlter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlt" 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 #1,378,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezahlt" 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 #1,378,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.