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“bemerke” and “bewerte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,216
- “bemerke” frequency rank
- #32,955
- “bewerte” frequency rank
- 60171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemerke | bewerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bemerken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewerten |
Where the eye mixes bemerke and bewerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bemerke and bewerte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bemerke vs bewerte
A purely visual mix-up. bemerke ([bəˈmɛʁkə]) and bewerte ([bəˈveːɐ̯tə]) 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 60171, 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]. bewerte is at rank #32,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tə].
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 60171, this pair ranks #796,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bemerke vs bewerte
Shared letters: ber. Private to "bemerke": km. Private to "bewerte": tw.
"bemerke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bewerte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bemerke" for "bewerte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bemerke" vs "bewerte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemerke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #796,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemerke" and "bewerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte 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 #796,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.