Which to use
“Bewegungen” and “Bewerbungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,775
- “Bewegungen” frequency rank
- #8,688
- “Bewerbungen” frequency rank
- 13463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bewegungen | Bewerbungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bewegung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bewerbung |
Where the eye mixes Bewegungen and Bewerbungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bewegungen runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against Bewerbungen's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bewegungen with Bewerbungen
A purely visual mix-up. Bewegungen ([bəˈveːɡʊŋən]) and Bewerbungen ([bəˈvɛʁbʊŋən]) 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 13463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bewegungen is recorded at frequency rank #4,775, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɡʊŋən]. Bewerbungen is at rank #8,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɛʁbʊŋən].
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 13463, this pair ranks #1,957,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bewegungen vs Bewerbungen
Shared letters: begnuw. Private to "Bewegungen": -. Private to "Bewerbungen": r.
"Bewegungen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "Bewerbungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bewegungen ← bbewegungen · beewgungen · beweggungen · bewegnugen · bewegugnen · bewegunegn · bewegungenn · bewegunggen
- Bewerbungen ← bbewerbungen · beewrbungen · bewebrungen · bewerbbungen · bewerbnugen · bewerbugnen · bewerbunegn · bewerbungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bewegungen" for "Bewerbungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Bewegungen" or "Bewerbungen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewegungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewerbungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bewegungen" and "Bewerbungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewegenden vs Bewegungen". 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 #1,957,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.