Which to use
“Bewohner” and “Bewohnern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,432
- “Bewohner” frequency rank
- #9,865
- “Bewohnern” frequency rank
- 12297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bewohner | Bewohnern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der in einem Gebäude, einem Haus, einem Gebiet, einer Wohnung, auf einer Insel wohnt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bewohner |
Where the eye mixes Bewohner and Bewohnern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Bewohner runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Bewohnern's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bewohner with Bewohnern
A purely visual mix-up. Bewohner ([bəˈvoːnɐ]) and Bewohnern ([bəˈvoːnɐn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Bewohner” sits inside “Bewohnern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bewohner is recorded at frequency rank #2,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvoːnɐ]. Bewohnern is at rank #9,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvoːnɐn].
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 12297, this pair ranks #1,965,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bewohner vs Bewohnern
Shared letters: behnorw. Private to "Bewohner": -. Private to "Bewohnern": -.
"Bewohner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Bewohnern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bewohner" for "Bewohnern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Bewohner" or "Bewohnern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bewohner" and "Bewohnern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewohner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewohnern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bewohner" and "Bewohnern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beiwohnen vs Bewohnern". 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 #1,965,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.