Which to use
“bewogen” and “beworben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,478
- “bewogen” frequency rank
- #9,337
- “beworben” frequency rank
- 39815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewogen | beworben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewegen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewerben |
Where the eye mixes bewogen and beworben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewogen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against beworben's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bewogen with beworben
A purely visual mix-up. bewogen ([bəˈvoːɡn̩]) and beworben ([bəˈvɔʁbn̩]) 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 39815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewogen is recorded at frequency rank #30,478, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvoːɡn̩]. beworben is at rank #9,337, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɔʁbn̩].
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 39815, this pair ranks #1,526,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewogen vs beworben
Shared letters: benow. Private to "bewogen": g. Private to "beworben": r.
"bewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "beworben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bewogen" and "beworben" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bewogen" or "beworben"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bewogen" and "beworben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beworben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,526,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewogen" and "beworben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewegend vs bewogen". 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 #1,526,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.