Which to use
“bemerken” is a verb and “bemerkte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,838
- “bemerken” frequency rank
- #7,015
- “bemerkte” frequency rank
- 15853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemerken | bemerkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu Bewusstsein kommen; etwas wahrnehmen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemerkt |
Where the eye mixes bemerken and bemerkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bemerken (CVCVCCVC) and bemerkte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bemerken vs bemerkte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bemerken is [bəˈmɛʁkn̩] while bemerkte is [bəˈmɛʁktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemerken is recorded at frequency rank #8,838, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁkn̩]. bemerkte is at rank #7,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁktə].
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 15853, this pair ranks #1,940,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemerken vs bemerkte
Shared letters: bekmr. Private to "bemerken": n. Private to "bemerkte": t.
"bemerken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bemerkte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bemerken" and "bemerkte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bemerken" vs "bemerkte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemerken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemerkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemerken" and "bemerkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeckte vs bemerkte". 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 #1,940,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.