Which to use
“bewerben” and “bewirken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,964
- “bewerben” frequency rank
- #7,731
- “bewirken” frequency rank
- 12695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewerben | bewirken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich (um etwas/jemanden) bemühen; (nach etwas) streben; versuchen, jemandes Gunst ( die Gunst einer Geliebten) zu erlangen | eine Wirkung herbeiführen |
Where the eye mixes bewerben and bewirken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bewerben and bewirken
A purely visual mix-up. bewerben ([bəˈvɛʁbn̩]) and bewirken ([bəˈvɪʁkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12695, 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]. bewirken is at rank #7,731, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɪʁkn̩].
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 12695, this pair ranks #1,962,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewerben vs bewirken
Shared letters: benrw. Private to "bewerben": -. Private to "bewirken": ik.
"bewerben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bewirken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewerben" and "bewirken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bewerben" vs "bewirken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bewerben" and "bewirken" 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 "bewirken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewerben" and "bewirken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bewerb vs bewerben". 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 #1,962,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.