Disclosed are processes for the manufacture of pyrazole compounds of formula (I) and their application in the manufacture of pyrazole derivatives, in particular in processes for the manufacture of pharmaceutically or agrochemically active compounds, wherein in the processes, at least two steps are conducted in the presence of at least one solvent which is the same in the at least two steps, wherein the at least one same solvent is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons, alkanes, carboxylic acid esters, ethers, nitriles and dimethylformamide.