Which to use
“bewerte” is a verb and “bewirkte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,955
- “bewerte” frequency rank
- #32,957
- “bewirkte” frequency rank
- 65912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewerte | bewirkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewerten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewirkt |
Where the eye mixes bewerte and bewirkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bewerte and bewirkte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewerte is [bəˈveːɐ̯tə] while bewirkte is [bəˈvɪʁktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewerte is recorded at frequency rank #32,955, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tə]. bewirkte is at rank #32,957, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvɪʁktə].
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 65912, this pair ranks #590,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewerte vs bewirkte
Shared letters: bertw. Private to "bewerte": -. Private to "bewirkte": ik.
"bewerte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bewirkte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewerte" for "bewirkte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bewerte" vs "bewirkte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewerte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewirkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #590,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewerte" and "bewirkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte vs bewerte". 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 #590,802 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.