Which to use
“bewohnt” and “bewölkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,026
- “bewohnt” frequency rank
- #20,192
- “bewölkt” frequency rank
- 34218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewohnt | bewölkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht leer stehend | von Wolken bedeckt |
Where the eye mixes bewohnt and bewölkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bewohnt and bewölkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bewohnt and bewölkt
A purely visual mix-up. bewohnt ([bəˈvoːnt]) and bewölkt ([bəˈvœlkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewohnt is recorded at frequency rank #14,026, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvoːnt]. bewölkt is at rank #20,192, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvœlkt].
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 34218, this pair ranks #1,668,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewohnt vs bewölkt
Shared letters: betw. Private to "bewohnt": hno. Private to "bewölkt": klö.
"bewohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bewölkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bewohnt ← bbewohnt · beowhnt · bewhont · bewohhnt · bewohnnt · bewohntt · bewohtn · bewonht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewohnt" for "bewölkt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bewohnt" or "bewölkt" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewohnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewölkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,668,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewohnt" and "bewölkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewohnen vs bewohnt". 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 #1,668,407 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.