Bewerb
[bəˈvɛʁp]
The verdict
“Bewerb” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,707 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,707
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sportlicher Wettbewerb
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bewerb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈvɛʁp] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #41,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bewerb” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Bewerb is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈvɛʁp]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,707 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sportlicher Wettbewerb".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bewerb, with forms such as "bbewerb", "beewrb", and "bewebr". 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, "Beyer", "bewirb", "bewirbt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bewerb, spelled B-E-W-E-R-B.
Definition
- 1sportlicher Wettbewerb
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbewerb,beewrb,bewebr,bewerbb,bewerrb,bewreb,bewwerb,bweerb,ebwerb
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bewerb - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Bewerb”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-W-E-R-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈvɛʁp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Beyer” - see the side-by-side comparison. Bewerb vs Beyer
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.