bemerken

[bəˈmɛʁkn̩]

/[bəˈmɛʁkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bemerken” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,838
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Bewusstsein kommen; etwas wahrnehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bemerken · bemerken · German

bemerken · rank #8,838 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,838
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beliebig

Nearest frequency peer: beliebig (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „bemerken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „bemerken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bemerken vs bemerkt
75% similar
bemerken vs bewerben
75% similar
bemerken vs bewerten
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bemerken
PropertyValue
Headwordbemerken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈmɛʁkn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,838
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bemerken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bemerkenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beliebig“ (#8,837), „benötigte“ (#8,839), „beigebracht“ (#8,836). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bemerken“ bei #8,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bemerken (IPA [bəˈmɛʁkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,838 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bemerken, with forms such as "bbemerken", "beemrken", and "bemekren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "bemerkt", "bewerben", "bewerten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bemerken, spelled B-E-M-E-R-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu Bewusstsein kommen; etwas wahrnehmen
  2. 2
    einen mündlichen (veraltet auch einen schriftlichen) und oft eher kürzeren Beitrag leisten; etwas sagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bemerken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er bemerkte den Betrug.
  2. Hast du nicht bemerkt, dass die Verkäuferin plötzlich ganz wortkarg wurde?

Antonyms

übersehenschweigen

This word in other languages

notice(English)darse cuenta(Español)noter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbemerken
  • beemrken
  • bemekren
  • bemerekn
  • bemerkenn
  • bemerkken
  • bemerkne
  • bemerrken
  • bemmerken
  • bemreken
  • bmeerken
  • ebmerken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bemerken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbemerken1beemrken2bemekren2bemerekn2bemerkenn1bemerkken1bemerkne2bemerrken1
Edit distance from "bemerken"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bemerken"?
"bemerken" is spelled B-E-M-E-R-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈmɛʁkn̩].
What does "bemerken" mean?
As a verb, "bemerken" means: zu Bewusstsein kommen; etwas wahrnehmen
What words are commonly confused with "bemerken"?
"bemerken" is commonly confused with "bemerkt", "bewerben", "bewerten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bemerken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bemerken" is [bəˈmɛʁkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bemerken" come from?
"bemerken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bemerken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beliebig#8,837Austritt#8,831Debatten#8,848extremen#8,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

verdammte12 variantsLogistik12 variantsRatgeber12 variantsSchwung12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list