Which to use
“bewegte” is an adjective and “bewerten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,864
- “bewegte” frequency rank
- #5,461
- “bewerten” frequency rank
- 15325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewegte | bewerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewegt | den Wert oder die Qualität von etwas abschätzen, bestimmen oder festlegen |
Where the eye mixes bewegte and bewerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bewegte vs bewerten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewegte is [bəˈveːktə] while bewerten is [bəˈveːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewegte is recorded at frequency rank #9,864, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈveːktə]. bewerten is at rank #5,461, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tn̩].
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 15325, this pair ranks #1,944,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewegte vs bewerten
Shared letters: betw. Private to "bewegte": g. Private to "bewerten": nr.
"bewegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bewerten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewegte" for "bewerten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bewegte" or "bewerten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bewegte" and "bewerten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewegte" and "bewerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweg vs bewegte". 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 #1,944,748 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.