Which to use
“behindern” and “bewundern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,017
- “behindern” frequency rank
- #10,822
- “bewundern” frequency rank
- 24839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behindern | bewundern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | stören, an etwas hindern, von etwas abhalten | etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen |
Where the eye mixes behindern and bewundern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. behindern and bewundern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between behindern and bewundern
A purely visual mix-up. behindern ([bəˈhɪndɐn]) and bewundern ([bəˈvʊndɐn]) 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 24839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behindern is recorded at frequency rank #14,017, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈhɪndɐn]. bewundern is at rank #10,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvʊndɐn].
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 24839, this pair ranks #1,841,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behindern vs bewundern
Shared letters: bdenr. Private to "behindern": hi. Private to "bewundern": uw.
"behindern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "bewundern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "behindern" and "bewundern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "behindern" or "bewundern"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "behindern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewundern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,841,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behindern" and "bewundern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewundern vs bewunderte". 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 #1,841,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.