Which to use
“bewirkt” is a verb and “Bezirke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,181
- “bewirkt” frequency rank
- #11,195
- “Bezirke” frequency rank
- 19376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewirkt | Bezirke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewirken | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bezirk |
Where the eye mixes bewirkt and Bezirke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bewirkt (CVCVCCC) and Bezirke (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between bewirkt and Bezirke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewirkt is [bəˈvɪʁkt] while Bezirke is [bəˈt͡sɪʁkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewirkt is recorded at frequency rank #8,181, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɪʁkt]. 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 19376, this pair ranks #1,908,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewirkt vs Bezirke
Shared letters: beikr. Private to "bewirkt": tw. Private to "Bezirke": z.
"bewirkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "Bezirke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bewirkt" and "Bezirke" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bewirkt" or "Bezirke"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewirkt" 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 #1,908,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewirkt" and "Bezirke" 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 #1,908,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.