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“bewachen” and “bewacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,564
- “bewachen” frequency rank
- #19,159
- “bewacht” frequency rank
- 47723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewachen | bewacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über jemanden oder über etwas wachen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewachen |
Where the eye mixes bewachen and bewacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewachen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bewacht's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bewachen vs bewacht
A purely visual mix-up. bewachen ([bəˈvaxn̩]) and bewacht ([bəˈvaxt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewachen is recorded at frequency rank #28,564, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaxn̩]. bewacht is at rank #19,159, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaxt].
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 47723, this pair ranks #1,274,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewachen vs bewacht
Shared letters: abcehw. Private to "bewachen": n. Private to "bewacht": t.
"bewachen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bewacht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewachen" and "bewacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bewachen" vs "bewacht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bewachen" and "bewacht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,274,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewachen" and "bewacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bejahen vs bewachen". 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 #1,274,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.