Which to use
“bewirken” is a verb and “Bezirke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,731
- “bewirken” frequency rank
- #11,195
- “Bezirke” frequency rank
- 18926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewirken | Bezirke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Wirkung herbeiführen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bezirk |
Where the eye mixes bewirken and Bezirke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewirken runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Bezirke's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bewirken vs Bezirke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewirken is [bəˈvɪʁkn̩] while Bezirke is [bəˈt͡sɪʁkə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18926, 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]. Bezirke is at rank #11,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡sɪʁkə].
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 18926, this pair ranks #1,913,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewirken vs Bezirke
Shared letters: beikr. Private to "bewirken": nw. Private to "Bezirke": z.
"bewirken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Bezirke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewirken" for "Bezirke" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bewirken" or "Bezirke" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bewirken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bezirke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewirken" and "Bezirke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bezirke vs Bezirkes". 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 #1,913,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.