Which to use
“bewohnen” is a verb and “Bewohner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,966
- “bewohnen” frequency rank
- #2,432
- “Bewohner” frequency rank
- 34398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewohnen | Bewohner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einem Gebäude wohnen, etwas als Wohnraum nutzen | jemand, der in einem Gebäude, einem Haus, einem Gebiet, einer Wohnung, auf einer Insel wohnt |
Where the eye mixes bewohnen and Bewohner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bewohnen with Bewohner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewohnen is [bəˈvoːnən] while Bewohner is [bəˈvoːnɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “bewohnen” becomes r in “Bewohner”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewohnen is recorded at frequency rank #31,966, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvoːnən]. Bewohner is at rank #2,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvoːnɐ].
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 34398, this pair ranks #1,664,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewohnen vs Bewohner
Shared letters: behnow. Private to "bewohnen": -. Private to "Bewohner": r.
"bewohnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Bewohner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewohnen" for "Bewohner" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bewohnen" or "Bewohner"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bewohnen" and "Bewohner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewohnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewohner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,664,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewohnen" and "Bewohner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beiwohnen vs bewohnen". 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 #1,664,239 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.