Which to use
“Begehung” and “Belegung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,461
- “Begehung” frequency rank
- #28,558
- “Belegung” frequency rank
- 54019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Begehung | Belegung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Betreten/Begehen (und Besichtigen) einer Fläche oder auch eines Raumes | Zuweisung oder Zuordnung eines Wertes, Konfiguration |
Where the eye mixes Begehung and Belegung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Begehung and Belegung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Begehung vs Belegung
A purely visual mix-up. Begehung ([bəˈɡeːʊŋ]) and Belegung ([bəˈleːɡʊŋ]) 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 54019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Begehung is recorded at frequency rank #25,461, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈɡeːʊŋ]. Belegung is at rank #28,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈleːɡʊŋ].
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 54019, this pair ranks #1,035,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Begehung vs Belegung
Shared letters: begnu. Private to "Begehung": h. Private to "Belegung": l.
"Begehung" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "Belegung" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Begehung" for "Belegung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Begehung" vs "Belegung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Begehung" and "Belegung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Begehung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Belegung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,035,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Begehung" and "Belegung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Begehung vs Bekehrung". 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 #1,035,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.