Which to use
“bewirken” and “bewirkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,731
- “bewirken” frequency rank
- #8,181
- “bewirkt” frequency rank
- 15912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewirken | bewirkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Wirkung herbeiführen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewirken |
Where the eye mixes bewirken and bewirkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewirken runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bewirkt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bewirken with bewirkt
A purely visual mix-up. bewirken ([bəˈvɪʁkn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewirken is recorded at frequency rank #7,731, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɪʁkn̩]. 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 15912, this pair ranks #1,940,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewirken vs bewirkt
Shared letters: beikrw. Private to "bewirken": n. Private to "bewirkt": t.
"bewirken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bewirkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewirken" and "bewirkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bewirken" or "bewirkt"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewirken" 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 #1,940,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewirken" and "bewirkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewirb vs bewirkt". 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 #1,940,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.