Which to use
“bewundere” and “bewundern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,839
- “bewundere” frequency rank
- #10,822
- “bewundern” frequency rank
- 29661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewundere | bewundern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewundern | etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen |
Where the eye mixes bewundere and bewundern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bewundere (CVCVCCVCV) and bewundern (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bewundere vs bewundern
A purely visual mix-up. bewundere ([bəˈvʊndəʁə]) and bewundern ([bəˈvʊndɐn]) 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 a single letter - e in “bewundere” becomes n in “bewundern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewundere is recorded at frequency rank #18,839, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvʊndəʁə]. bewundern is at rank #10,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvʊndɐn].
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 29661, this pair ranks #1,762,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewundere vs bewundern
Shared letters: bdenruw. Private to "bewundere": -. Private to "bewundern": -.
"bewundere" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "bewundern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bewundere" and "bewundern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bewundere" vs "bewundern" - which ranks higher?
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 "bewundere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewundern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,762,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewundere" and "bewundern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekundete vs bewundere". 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 #1,762,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.