bewerben

[bəˈvɛʁbn̩]

/[bəˈvɛʁbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bewerben” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,964 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#4,964
frequency rank, German
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich (um etwas/jemanden) bemühen; (nach etwas) streben; versuchen, jemandes Gunst ( die Gunst einer Geliebten) zu erlangen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bewerben vs bewerte
75% similar
bewerben vs bewertet
75% similar
bewerben vs bewerten
88% similar

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

Key facts for bewerben
PropertyValue
Headwordbewerben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈvɛʁbn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,964
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bewerben” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bewerben lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bewerben is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈvɛʁbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,964 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bewerben, with forms such as "bbewerben", "beewrben", and "bewebren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bewerte", "bewertet", "bewerten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bewerben, spelled B-E-W-E-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich (um etwas/jemanden) bemühen; (nach etwas) streben; versuchen, jemandes Gunst ( die Gunst einer Geliebten) zu erlangen
  2. 2
    (für etwas) seine Arbeitskraft anbieten; sich (als Empfänger von etwas, das man gerne erhalten möchte) anbieten
  3. 3
    (für etwas) Werbung machen
  4. 4
    jemanden auf werbende Weise (von sich, einem Unternehmen, einem Produkt oder dergleichen) zu überzeugen versuchen; jemanden anwerben
  5. 5
    bewirtschaften, nutzen, verwalten

Synonyms

Verfügungstellenaspirieren

Antonyms

versteckenverbergenGelegenheitversäumenkritisierenniedermachen

This word in other languages

apply(English)solicitar(Español)postuler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbewerben,beewrben,bewebren,bewerbben,bewerbenn,bewerbne,bewerebn,bewerrben,bewreben,bewwerben,bweerben,ebwerben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bewerben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbewerben1beewrben2bewebren2bewerbben1bewerbenn1bewerbne2bewerebn2bewerrben1
Edit distance from "bewerben"

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 "bewerben"?
"bewerben" is spelled B-E-W-E-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvɛʁbn̩].
What does "bewerben" mean?
As a verb, "bewerben" means: sich (um etwas/jemanden) bemühen; (nach etwas) streben; versuchen, jemandes Gunst ( die Gunst einer Geliebten) zu erlangen
What words are commonly confused with "bewerben"?
"bewerben" is commonly confused with "bewerte", "bewertet", "bewerten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bewerben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewerben" is [bəˈvɛʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewerben" come from?
"bewerben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bewerben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-W-E-R-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈvɛʁbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “bewerte” - see the side-by-side comparison. bewerben vs bewerte
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list