Which to use
“bezahlten” and “bezahlter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,563
- “bezahlten” frequency rank
- #43,064
- “bezahlter” frequency rank
- 56627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bezahlten | bezahlter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bezahlt |
Where the eye mixes bezahlten and bezahlter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bezahlten 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: bezahlten vs bezahlter
A purely visual mix-up. bezahlten ([bəˈt͡saːltn̩]) 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 differ by a single letter - n in “bezahlten” becomes r in “bezahlter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bezahlten is recorded at frequency rank #13,563, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡saːltn̩]. 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 56627, this pair ranks #932,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bezahlten vs bezahlter
Shared letters: abehltz. Private to "bezahlten": n. Private to "bezahlter": r.
"bezahlten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "bezahlter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bezahlten" and "bezahlter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bezahlten" vs "bezahlter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bezahlten" 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 #932,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bezahlten" 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 #932,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.