Which to use
“bewirbt” and “bewirkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,521
- “bewirbt” frequency rank
- #8,181
- “bewirkt” frequency rank
- 27702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewirbt | bewirkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewerben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewirken |
Where the eye mixes bewirbt and bewirkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewirbt and bewirkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bewirbt vs bewirkt
A purely visual mix-up. bewirbt ([bəˈvɪʁpt]) and bewirkt ([bəˈvɪʁkt]) 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 - b in “bewirbt” becomes k in “bewirkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewirbt is recorded at frequency rank #19,521, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɪʁpt]. bewirkt is at rank #8,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɪʁkt].
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 27702, this pair ranks #1,797,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewirbt vs bewirkt
Shared letters: beirtw. Private to "bewirbt": -. Private to "bewirkt": k.
"bewirbt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bewirkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewirbt" and "bewirkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bewirbt" or "bewirkt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewirbt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewirkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewirbt" and "bewirkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewirb vs bewirbt". 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 #1,797,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.