Which to use
“Bemerkungen” and “Bewertungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,033
- “Bemerkungen” frequency rank
- #9,336
- “Bewertungen” frequency rank
- 21369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bemerkungen | Bewertungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bemerkung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bewertung |
Where the eye mixes Bemerkungen and Bewertungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bemerkungen and Bewertungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Bemerkungen with Bewertungen
A purely visual mix-up. Bemerkungen ([bəˈmɛʁkʊŋən]) and Bewertungen ([bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) 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 21369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bemerkungen is recorded at frequency rank #12,033, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈmɛʁkʊŋən]. Bewertungen is at rank #9,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən].
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 21369, this pair ranks #1,887,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bemerkungen vs Bewertungen
Shared letters: begnru. Private to "Bemerkungen": km. Private to "Bewertungen": tw.
"Bemerkungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "Bewertungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bemerkungen ← bbemerkungen · beemrkungen · bemekrungen · bemerkkungen · bemerknugen · bemerkugnen · bemerkunegn · bemerkungenn
- Bewertungen ← bbewertungen · beewrtungen · bewerrtungen · bewertnugen · bewerttungen · bewertugnen · bewertunegn · bewertungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bemerkungen" and "Bewertungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bemerkungen" or "Bewertungen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bemerkungen" and "Bewertungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bemerkungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewertungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bemerkungen" and "Bewertungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bedeutungen vs Bewertungen". 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 #1,887,087 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.