Bewertungs

Bewertungs is not a standalone term in standard German. It is a bound morpheme derived from the noun Bewertung and the verb bewerten, and it appears in many compound nouns to indicate the concept of evaluation or rating. In ordinary usage, one would generally use Bewertung for the act or result of evaluating; Bewertungs- forms function as prefixes that attach to other nouns to create specialized terms.

Common examples of compounds with Bewertungs- include Bewertungsmaßstab (rating scale), Bewertungsbogen (evaluation form), Bewertungsverfahren (evaluation procedure), Bewertungsgrundlage (basis for evaluation), Bewertungssoftware (evaluation software), and Bewertungsbericht (evaluation report). These compounds are typically written as closed words in German.

The term is widely used across domains such as business, finance, education, and quality management. In finance and risk assessment, Bewertungsverfahren and Bewertungsgrundlagen describe the methods and criteria used to form opinions about value or risk. In education and human resources, Bewertungsmaßstäbe and Bewertungsbogen pertain to criteria and instruments used to judge performance. In consumer contexts, Bewertungsberichte may summarize ratings and evaluations of products or services.

When communicating without specialized terminology, speakers and writers usually prefer Bewertung to denote the act of assessing or the result, reserving Bewertungs- compounds for technical or formal discourse. The English equivalents are rating or evaluation, depending on context.