Which to use
“bewerben” and “beworben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,964
- “bewerben” frequency rank
- #9,337
- “beworben” frequency rank
- 14301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewerben | beworben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich (um etwas/jemanden) bemühen; (nach etwas) streben; versuchen, jemandes Gunst ( die Gunst einer Geliebten) zu erlangen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewerben |
Where the eye mixes bewerben and beworben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bewerben and beworben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bewerben with beworben
A purely visual mix-up. bewerben ([bəˈvɛʁbn̩]) and beworben ([bəˈvɔʁbn̩]) 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 a single letter - e in “bewerben” becomes o in “beworben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14301, 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]. beworben is at rank #9,337, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɔʁbn̩].
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 14301, this pair ranks #1,952,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewerben vs beworben
Shared letters: benrw. Private to "bewerben": -. Private to "beworben": o.
"bewerben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "beworben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewerben" and "beworben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bewerben" or "beworben" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewerben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beworben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewerben" and "beworben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewerfen vs beworben". 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 #1,952,170 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.