Which to use
“Bewerb” is a noun and “bewerte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,707
- “Bewerb” frequency rank
- #32,955
- “bewerte” frequency rank
- 74662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bewerb | bewerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sportlicher Wettbewerb | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewerten |
Where the eye mixes Bewerb and bewerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Bewerb runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against bewerte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bewerb with bewerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bewerb is [bəˈvɛʁp] while bewerte is [bəˈveːɐ̯tə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74662, 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]. bewerte is at rank #32,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tə].
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 74662, this pair ranks #327,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Bewerb vs bewerte
Shared letters: berw. Private to "Bewerb": -. Private to "bewerte": t.
"Bewerb" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "bewerte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bewerb" for "bewerte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Bewerb" or "bewerte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bewerb" and "bewerte" 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 "bewerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bewerb" and "bewerte" 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 #327,575 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.