Which to use
“bewerben” is a verb and “Bewerber” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,964
- “bewerben” frequency rank
- #6,516
- “Bewerber” frequency rank
- 11480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewerben | Bewerber |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich (um etwas/jemanden) bemühen; (nach etwas) streben; versuchen, jemandes Gunst ( die Gunst einer Geliebten) zu erlangen | Person, die einen Antrag stellt, um etwas zu bekommen |
Where the eye mixes bewerben and Bewerber
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bewerben and Bewerber
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewerben is [bəˈvɛʁbn̩] while Bewerber is [bəˈvɛʁbɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “bewerben” becomes r in “Bewerber”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewerben is recorded at frequency rank #4,964, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɛʁbn̩]. 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 11480, this pair ranks #1,969,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewerben vs Bewerber
Shared letters: berw. Private to "bewerben": n. Private to "Bewerber": -.
"bewerben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Bewerber" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewerben" and "Bewerber" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bewerben" vs "Bewerber" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bewerben" and "Bewerber" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewerben" 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 #1,969,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewerben" and "Bewerber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bewerb vs Bewerber". 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 #1,969,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.