Which to use
“Begleitung” and “Bekleidung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,344
- “Begleitung” frequency rank
- #15,040
- “Bekleidung” frequency rank
- 20384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Begleitung | Bekleidung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zusätzliche unterstützende Stimme in einer Melodie | Stoffgewebe zum Tragen auf dem Körper |
Where the eye mixes Begleitung and Bekleidung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Begleitung and Bekleidung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Begleitung vs Bekleidung
A purely visual mix-up. Begleitung ([bəˈɡlaɪ̯tʊŋ]) and Bekleidung ([bəˈklaɪ̯dʊŋ]) 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 20384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Begleitung is recorded at frequency rank #5,344, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Bekleidung is at rank #15,040, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈklaɪ̯dʊŋ].
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 20384, this pair ranks #1,898,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Begleitung vs Bekleidung
Shared letters: begilnu. Private to "Begleitung": t. Private to "Bekleidung": dk.
"Begleitung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "Bekleidung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Begleitung ← bbegleitung · begelitung · beggleitung · begleitnug · begleittung · begleitugn · begleitungg · begleitunng
- Bekleidung ← bbekleidung · bekelidung · bekkleidung · beklediung · bekleiddung · bekleidnug · bekleidugn · bekleidungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Begleitung" and "Bekleidung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Begleitung" or "Bekleidung"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Begleitung" and "Bekleidung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Begleitung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bekleidung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Begleitung" and "Bekleidung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekleiden vs Bekleidung". 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 #1,898,276 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.