BewertungvsBewertungenWhat's the difference?

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

#3,565
“Bewertung” frequency rank
#9,336
“Bewertungen” frequency rank
12901
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bewertung Bewertungen
Definition Vorgang, der den Wert von etwas abschätzt, festlegt Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bewertung

Where the eye mixes Bewertung and Bewertungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bewertung runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against Bewertungen's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Bewertung
11 ch
Bewertungen

Look-alike desk: Bewertung vs Bewertungen

A purely visual mix-up. Bewertung ([bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]) and Bewertungen ([bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Bewertung” sits inside “Bewertungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bewertung is recorded at frequency rank #3,565, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]. Bewertungen is at rank #9,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən].

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 12901, this pair ranks #1,961,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bewertung vs Bewertungen

Shared letters: begnrtuw. Private to "Bewertung": -. Private to "Bewertungen": -.

"Bewertung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "Bewertungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bewertung ← bbewertung · beewrtung · bewerrtung · bewertnug · bewerttung · bewertugn · bewertungg · bewertunng
  • Bewertungen ← bbewertungen · beewrtungen · bewerrtungen · bewertnugen · bewerttungen · bewertugnen · bewertunegn · bewertungenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bewertung" and "Bewertungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ] versus [bəˈveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bewertung" or "Bewertungen"?
"Bewertung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,565 in our German list, against #9,336 for "Bewertungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Bewertung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bewertungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,961,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bewertung" and "Bewertungen" 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 #1,961,321 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