Which to use
“besondere” is an adjective and “bewundere” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,316
- “besondere” frequency rank
- #18,839
- “bewundere” frequency rank
- 20155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besondere | bewundere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vom Gewohnten, Normalen abweichend | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewundern |
Where the eye mixes besondere and bewundere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. besondere and bewundere follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses besondere with bewundere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: besondere is [bəˈzɔndəʁə] while bewundere is [bəˈvʊndəʁə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besondere is recorded at frequency rank #1,316, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzɔndəʁə]. bewundere is at rank #18,839, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvʊndəʁə].
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 20155, this pair ranks #1,900,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besondere vs bewundere
Shared letters: bdenr. Private to "besondere": os. Private to "bewundere": uw.
"besondere" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "bewundere" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "besondere" for "bewundere" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "besondere" or "bewundere" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "besondere" and "bewundere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "besondere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewundere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besondere" and "bewundere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekundete vs bewundere". 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 #1,900,665 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.