Which to use
“beglichen” is a verb and “Bereichen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,944
- “beglichen” frequency rank
- #2,874
- “Bereichen” frequency rank
- 33818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beglichen | Bereichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begleichen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bereich |
Where the eye mixes beglichen and Bereichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: beglichen vs Bereichen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beglichen is [bəˈɡlɪçn̩] while Bereichen is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beglichen is recorded at frequency rank #30,944, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡlɪçn̩]. Bereichen is at rank #2,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩].
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 33818, this pair ranks #1,677,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beglichen vs Bereichen
Shared letters: bcehin. Private to "beglichen": gl. Private to "Bereichen": r.
"beglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Bereichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beglichen" for "Bereichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "beglichen" or "Bereichen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beglichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bereichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,677,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beglichen" and "Bereichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beglichen vs beglücken". 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 #1,677,413 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.