Which to use
“bewundern” is a verb and “bewunderte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,822
- “bewundern” frequency rank
- #39,249
- “bewunderte” frequency rank
- 50071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewundern | bewunderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewundert |
Where the eye mixes bewundern and bewunderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bewundern runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against bewunderte's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bewundern with bewunderte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewundern is [bəˈvʊndɐn] while bewunderte is [bəˈvʊndɐtə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewundern is recorded at frequency rank #10,822, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvʊndɐn]. bewunderte is at rank #39,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvʊndɐtə].
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 50071, this pair ranks #1,187,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewundern vs bewunderte
Shared letters: bdenruw. Private to "bewundern": -. Private to "bewunderte": t.
"bewundern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "bewunderte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bewundern ← bbewundern · beuwndern · bewnudern · bewudnern · bewunddern · bewundenr · bewundernn · bewunderrn
- bewunderte ← bbewunderte · beuwnderte · bewnuderte · bewudnerte · bewundderte · bewunderet · bewunderrte · bewundertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewundern" for "bewunderte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bewundern" vs "bewunderte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bewundern" and "bewunderte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewundern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewunderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,187,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewundern" and "bewunderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekundete vs bewunderte". 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 #1,187,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.