BedeutungenvsBewertungenTell them apart

Which to use

“Bedeutungen” and “Bewertungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,365
“Bedeutungen” frequency rank
#9,336
“Bewertungen” frequency rank
25701
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bedeutungen Bewertungen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bedeutung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bewertung

Where the eye mixes Bedeutungen and Bewertungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bedeutungen (CVCVVCVCCVC) and Bewertungen (CVCVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
Bedeutungen
11 ch
Bewertungen

Look-alike desk: Bedeutungen vs Bewertungen

A purely visual mix-up. Bedeutungen ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋən]) and Bewertungen ([bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bedeutungen is recorded at frequency rank #16,365, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋən]. Bewertungen is at rank #9,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən].

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 25701, this pair ranks #1,829,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bedeutungen vs Bewertungen

Shared letters: begntu. Private to "Bedeutungen": d. Private to "Bewertungen": rw.

"Bedeutungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC  ·  "Bewertungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bedeutungen ← bbedeutungen · bdeeutungen · beddeutungen · bedetuungen · bedeutnugen · bedeuttungen · bedeutugnen · bedeutunegn
  • Bewertungen ← bbewertungen · beewrtungen · bewerrtungen · bewertnugen · bewerttungen · bewertugnen · bewertunegn · bewertungenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bedeutungen" and "Bewertungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋən] versus [bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bedeutungen" or "Bewertungen"?
"Bewertungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,336 in our German list, against #16,365 for "Bedeutungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Bedeutungen" and "Bewertungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bedeutungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bewertungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,829,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bedeutungen" and "Bewertungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeutenden vs Bedeutungen". 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 #1,829,289 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list