bemerkenvsbewertenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#8,838
“bemerken” frequency rank
#5,461
“bewerten” frequency rank
14299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bemerken bewerten
Definition zu Bewusstsein kommen; etwas wahrnehmen den Wert oder die Qualität von etwas abschätzen, bestimmen oder festlegen

Where the eye mixes bemerken and bewerten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
bemerken
8 ch
bewerten

Look-alike desk: bemerken vs bewerten

A purely visual mix-up. bemerken ([bəˈmɛʁkn̩]) and bewerten ([bəˈveːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 14299, 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]. bewerten is at rank #5,461, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tn̩].

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 14299, this pair ranks #1,952,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bemerken vs bewerten

Shared letters: benr. Private to "bemerken": km. Private to "bewerten": tw.

"bemerken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "bewerten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bemerkenbbemerken · beemrken · bemekren · bemerekn · bemerkenn · bemerkken · bemerkne · bemerrken
  • bewertenbbewerten · beewrten · beweretn · bewerrten · bewertenn · bewertne · bewertten · bewetren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bemerken" and "bewerten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈmɛʁkn̩] versus [bəˈveːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bemerken" vs "bewerten" - which ranks higher?
"bewerten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,461 in our German list, against #8,838 for "bemerken". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "bewerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,952,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bemerken" and "bewerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bemerken vs bewerfen". 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 #1,952,183 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