Which to use
“bedauern” and “belagern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,240
- “bedauern” frequency rank
- #45,801
- “belagern” frequency rank
- 56041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedauern | belagern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden bemitleiden, mit jemandem fühlen | eine militärische Taktik anwenden, bei der eine feindliche Stellung umschlossen wird, um ihren Nachschub abzuschneiden |
Where the eye mixes bedauern and belagern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedauern (CVCVVVCC) and belagern (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between bedauern and belagern
A purely visual mix-up. bedauern ([bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]) and belagern ([bəˈlaːɡɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedauern is recorded at frequency rank #10,240, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]. belagern is at rank #45,801, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈlaːɡɐn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56041, this pair ranks #955,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedauern vs belagern
Shared letters: abenr. Private to "bedauern": du. Private to "belagern": gl.
"bedauern" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC · "belagern" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bedauern" for "belagern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bedauern" or "belagern" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedauern" and "belagern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedauern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belagern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #955,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedauern" and "belagern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belagern vs belagerten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #955,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.