BewerbervsBewerbernConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,516
“Bewerber” frequency rank
#22,280
“Bewerbern” frequency rank
28796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bewerber Bewerbern
Definition Person, die einen Antrag stellt, um etwas zu bekommen Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bewerber

Where the eye mixes Bewerber and Bewerbern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Bewerber runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Bewerbern's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Bewerber
9 ch
Bewerbern

Look-alike desk: Bewerber vs Bewerbern

A purely visual mix-up. Bewerber ([bəˈvɛʁbɐ]) and Bewerbern ([bəˈvɛʁbɐn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Bewerber” sits inside “Bewerbern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bewerber is recorded at frequency rank #6,516, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɛʁbɐ]. Bewerbern is at rank #22,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɛʁbɐn].

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 28796, this pair ranks #1,778,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bewerber vs Bewerbern

Shared letters: berw. Private to "Bewerber": -. Private to "Bewerbern": n.

"Bewerber" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "Bewerbern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bewerber ← bbewerber · beewrber · bewebrer · bewerbber · bewerberr · bewerbre · bewerebr · bewerrber
  • Bewerbern ← bbewerbern · beewrbern · bewebrern · bewerbbern · bewerbenr · bewerbernn · bewerberrn · bewerbren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bewerber" and "Bewerbern" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈvɛʁbɐ] versus [bəˈvɛʁbɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bewerber" or "Bewerbern"?
"Bewerber" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,516 in our German list, against #22,280 for "Bewerbern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bewerber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bewerbern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,778,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bewerber" and "Bewerbern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bewerbern vs bewerfen". 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 #1,778,418 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