Which to use
“bewirbt” is a verb and “bewirkte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,521
- “bewirbt” frequency rank
- #32,957
- “bewirkte” frequency rank
- 52478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewirbt | bewirkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewerben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewirkt |
Where the eye mixes bewirbt and bewirkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewirbt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against bewirkte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bewirbt and bewirkte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewirbt is [bəˈvɪʁpt] 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 52478, 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]. 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 52478, this pair ranks #1,095,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewirbt vs bewirkte
Shared letters: beirtw. Private to "bewirbt": -. Private to "bewirkte": k.
"bewirbt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bewirkte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewirbt" and "bewirkte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bewirbt" or "bewirkte" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "bewirkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,095,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewirbt" and "bewirkte" 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 #1,095,239 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.