Which to use
“Wettbewerb” and “Wettbewerber” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,373
- “Wettbewerb” frequency rank
- #26,692
- “Wettbewerber” frequency rank
- 29065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wettbewerb | Wettbewerber |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Treff einiger Teilnehmer, die sich in einer bestimmten Disziplin miteinander messen | Person oder Gruppe, die Teilnehmer eines Wettbewerbs/Wettkampfes ist |
Where the eye mixes Wettbewerb and Wettbewerber
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Wettbewerb runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCC) against Wettbewerber's 12 (CVCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wettbewerb vs Wettbewerber
A purely visual mix-up. Wettbewerb ([ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁp]) and Wettbewerber ([ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁbɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Wettbewerb” sits inside “Wettbewerber”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wettbewerb is recorded at frequency rank #2,373, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁp]. Wettbewerber is at rank #26,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁbɐ].
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 29065, this pair ranks #1,773,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wettbewerb vs Wettbewerber
Shared letters: bertw. Private to "Wettbewerb": -. Private to "Wettbewerber": -.
"Wettbewerb" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "Wettbewerber" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wettbewerb ← ewttbewerb · wetbewerb · wetbtewerb · wettbbewerb · wettbeewrb · wettbewebr · wettbewerbb · wettbewerrb
- Wettbewerber ← ewttbewerber · wetbewerber · wetbtewerber · wettbbewerber · wettbeewrber · wettbewebrer · wettbewerbber · wettbewerberr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wettbewerb" and "Wettbewerber" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Wettbewerb" or "Wettbewerber" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Wettbewerb" and "Wettbewerber" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wettbewerb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wettbewerber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,773,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wettbewerb" and "Wettbewerber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wettbewerben vs Wettbewerber". 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 #1,773,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.