Which to use
“bezahlte” and “bezahlten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,624
- “bezahlte” frequency rank
- #13,563
- “bezahlten” frequency rank
- 24187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezahlte | bezahlten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlt |
Where the eye mixes bezahlte and bezahlten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bezahlte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against bezahlten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bezahlte with bezahlten
A purely visual mix-up. bezahlte ([bəˈt͡saːltə]) and bezahlten ([bəˈt͡saːltn̩]) 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) - “bezahlte” sits inside “bezahlten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bezahlte is recorded at frequency rank #10,624, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːltə]. bezahlten is at rank #13,563, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːltn̩].
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 24187, this pair ranks #1,851,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bezahlte vs bezahlten
Shared letters: abehltz. Private to "bezahlte": -. Private to "bezahlten": n.
"bezahlte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bezahlten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bezahlte" and "bezahlten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bezahlte" vs "bezahlten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bezahlte" and "bezahlten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezahlte" and "bezahlten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bezahlten 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 #1,851,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.