Which to use
“Bemerkung” and “Bewerbung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,868
- “Bemerkung” frequency rank
- #5,571
- “Bewerbung” frequency rank
- 18439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bemerkung | Bewerbung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Äußerung zu einem Thema | Handlung, mit der man sich um etwas bemüht, das man erreichen/haben möchte |
Where the eye mixes Bemerkung and Bewerbung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bemerkung and Bewerbung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Bemerkung vs Bewerbung
A purely visual mix-up. Bemerkung ([bəˈmɛʁkʊŋ]) and Bewerbung ([bəˈvɛʁbʊŋ]) 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 18439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bemerkung is recorded at frequency rank #12,868, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁkʊŋ]. Bewerbung is at rank #5,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɛʁbʊŋ].
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 18439, this pair ranks #1,918,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bemerkung vs Bewerbung
Shared letters: begnru. Private to "Bemerkung": km. Private to "Bewerbung": w.
"Bemerkung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Bewerbung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bemerkung" and "Bewerbung" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Bemerkung" vs "Bewerbung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bemerkung" and "Bewerbung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bemerkung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewerbung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bemerkung" and "Bewerbung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bewerbung vs Bewirtung". 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 #1,918,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.