BewerbvsBewerberWhich spelling fits?

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“Bewerb” and “Bewerber” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,707
“Bewerb” frequency rank
#6,516
“Bewerber” frequency rank
48223
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bewerb Bewerber
Definition sportlicher Wettbewerb Person, die einen Antrag stellt, um etwas zu bekommen

Where the eye mixes Bewerb and Bewerber

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Bewerb
8 ch
Bewerber

Visual trap between Bewerb and Bewerber

A purely visual mix-up. Bewerb ([bəˈvɛʁp]) and Bewerber ([bəˈvɛʁbɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Bewerb” sits inside “Bewerber”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bewerb is recorded at frequency rank #41,707, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɛʁp]. Bewerber is at rank #6,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɛʁbɐ].

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 48223, this pair ranks #1,256,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bewerb vs Bewerber

Shared letters: berw. Private to "Bewerb": -. Private to "Bewerber": -.

"Bewerb" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Bewerber" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bewerbbbewerb · beewrb · bewebr · bewerbb · bewerrb · bewreb · bewwerb · bweerb
  • Bewerberbbewerber · beewrber · bewebrer · bewerbber · bewerberr · bewerbre · bewerebr · bewerrber

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bewerb" and "Bewerber" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈvɛʁp] versus [bəˈvɛʁbɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bewerb" vs "Bewerber" - which ranks higher?
"Bewerber" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,516 in our German list, against #41,707 for "Bewerb". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Bewerb" and "Bewerber" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bewerb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bewerber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,256,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bewerb" and "Bewerber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bewerb vs bewirb". 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 #1,256,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list