Which to use
“bemerkte” and “bewirkte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,015
- “bemerkte” frequency rank
- #32,957
- “bewirkte” frequency rank
- 39972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bemerkte | bewirkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bemerkt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewirkt |
Where the eye mixes bemerkte and bewirkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bemerkte vs bewirkte
A purely visual mix-up. bemerkte ([bəˈmɛʁktə]) and bewirkte ([bəˈvɪʁktə]) 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 39972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bemerkte is recorded at frequency rank #7,015, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁktə]. bewirkte is at rank #32,957, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɪʁktə].
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 39972, this pair ranks #1,521,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bemerkte vs bewirkte
Shared letters: bekrt. Private to "bemerkte": m. Private to "bewirkte": iw.
"bemerkte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bewirkte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bemerkte" and "bewirkte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bemerkte" vs "bewirkte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bemerkte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewirkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,521,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bemerkte" and "bewirkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewerte vs bewirkte". 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 #1,521,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.