Which to use
“Bewerbung” and “Bewirtung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,571
- “Bewerbung” frequency rank
- #45,177
- “Bewirtung” frequency rank
- 50748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bewerbung | Bewirtung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Handlung, mit der man sich um etwas bemüht, das man erreichen/haben möchte | Versorgung von Gästen mit Lebensmitteln und Ähnlichem |
Where the eye mixes Bewerbung and Bewirtung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bewerbung and Bewirtung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Bewerbung with Bewirtung
A purely visual mix-up. Bewerbung ([bəˈvɛʁbʊŋ]) and Bewirtung ([bəˈvɪʁtʊŋ]) 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 50748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bewerbung is recorded at frequency rank #5,571, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɛʁbʊŋ]. Bewirtung is at rank #45,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvɪʁtʊŋ].
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 50748, this pair ranks #1,161,987 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bewerbung vs Bewirtung
Shared letters: begnruw. Private to "Bewerbung": -. Private to "Bewirtung": it.
"Bewerbung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Bewirtung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bewerbung" and "Bewirtung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bewerbung" or "Bewirtung" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bewerbung" and "Bewirtung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewerbung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewirtung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,161,987 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bewerbung" and "Bewirtung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bewertung vs Bewirtung". 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 #1,161,987 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.