bewirktvsBezirkeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: bewirkt is a verb, Bezirke is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

7 ch
bewirkt
7 ch
Bezirke

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

  • bewirktbbewirkt · beiwrkt · bewikrt · bewirkkt · bewirktt · bewirrkt · bewirtk · bewrikt
  • Bezirkebbezirke · beizrke · bezikre · bezirek · bezirkke · bezirrke · bezrike · bezzirke

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bewirkt" and "Bezirke" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bewirkt" is a verb and "Bezirke" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "bewirkt" or "Bezirke"?
"bewirkt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,181 in our German list, against #11,195 for "Bezirke". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list