Which to use
“belohnen” is a verb and “bewohnten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,833
- “belohnen” frequency rank
- #24,646
- “bewohnten” frequency rank
- 43479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belohnen | bewohnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem für eine gute Handlung etwas geben, das er haben möchte | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewohnt |
Where the eye mixes belohnen and bewohnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. belohnen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bewohnten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: belohnen vs bewohnten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belohnen is [bəˈloːnən] while bewohnten is [bəˈvoːntn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belohnen is recorded at frequency rank #18,833, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈloːnən]. bewohnten is at rank #24,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvoːntn̩].
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 43479, this pair ranks #1,416,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belohnen vs bewohnten
Shared letters: behno. Private to "belohnen": l. Private to "bewohnten": tw.
"belohnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bewohnten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belohnen" for "bewohnten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "belohnen" or "bewohnten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "belohnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewohnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,416,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belohnen" and "bewohnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beiwohnen vs bewohnten". 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 #1,416,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.