bemerkevsbemerktConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,216
“bemerke” frequency rank
#3,024
“bemerkt” frequency rank
30240
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bemerke bemerkt
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bemerken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bemerken

Where the eye mixes bemerke and bemerkt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bemerke (CVCVCCV) and bemerkt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
bemerke
7 ch
bemerkt

Look-alike desk: bemerke vs bemerkt

A purely visual mix-up. bemerke ([bəˈmɛʁkə]) and bemerkt ([bəˈmɛʁkt]) 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 - e in “bemerke” becomes t in “bemerkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bemerke is recorded at frequency rank #27,216, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁkə]. bemerkt is at rank #3,024, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁkt].

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 30240, this pair ranks #1,751,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bemerke vs bemerkt

Shared letters: bekmr. Private to "bemerke": -. Private to "bemerkt": t.

"bemerke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "bemerkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bemerke ← bbemerke · beemrke · bemekre · bemerek · bemerkke · bemerrke · bemmerke · bemreke
  • bemerkt ← bbemerkt · beemrkt · bemekrt · bemerkkt · bemerktt · bemerrkt · bemertk · bemmerkt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bemerke" for "bemerkt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈmɛʁkə] versus [bəˈmɛʁkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bemerke" or "bemerkt"?
"bemerkt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,024 in our German list, against #27,216 for "bemerke". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bemerke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bemerkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,751,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bemerke" and "bemerkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bemerke vs bewerte". 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 #1,751,722 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