Which to use
“Bewohner” is a noun and “bewohnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,432
- “Bewohner” frequency rank
- #14,026
- “bewohnt” frequency rank
- 16458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bewohner | bewohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der in einem Gebäude, einem Haus, einem Gebiet, einer Wohnung, auf einer Insel wohnt | nicht leer stehend |
Where the eye mixes Bewohner and bewohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bewohner runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bewohnt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Bewohner and bewohnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bewohner is [bəˈvoːnɐ] while bewohnt is [bəˈvoːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16458, 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]. bewohnt is at rank #14,026, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvoːnt].
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 16458, this pair ranks #1,935,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bewohner vs bewohnt
Shared letters: behnow. Private to "Bewohner": r. Private to "bewohnt": t.
"Bewohner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bewohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bewohner" and "bewohnt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Bewohner" or "bewohnt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewohner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bewohner" and "bewohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beiwohnen vs Bewohner". 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 #1,935,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.