Bewerbung
German, noun/bəˈvɛrbʊŋ/
Bewerbung is spelled B-E-W-E-R-B-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,583rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bewerbung is a German feminine noun meaning “application (for a job or position), candidature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, mit der man sich um etwas bemüht, das man erreichen/haben möchte”.
What does Bewerbung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineapplication (for a job or position), candidature
- 2
femininepromotion (of a product, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, mit der man sich um etwas bemüht, das man erreichen/haben möchte 2. Bemühung um einen Arbeitsplatz 3. das Bewerben 4. Dokument, mit dem man sich für etwas bewirbt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bewerbung
- Bewerbungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bewerbung?
- /bəˈvɛrbʊŋ/
- [bəˈvɛʁbʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bewerbung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bewerbung in German?
Bewerbung appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).