Which to use
“beglichen” is a verb and “beweglichen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,944
- “beglichen” frequency rank
- #23,858
- “beweglichen” frequency rank
- 54802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beglichen | beweglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs begleichen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beweglich |
Where the eye mixes beglichen and beweglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between beglichen and beweglichen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beglichen is [bəˈɡlɪçn̩] while beweglichen is [bəˈveːklɪçn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54802, 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]. beweglichen is at rank #23,858, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈveːklɪçn̩].
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 54802, this pair ranks #1,004,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beglichen vs beweglichen
Shared letters: bceghiln. Private to "beglichen": -. Private to "beweglichen": w.
"beglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "beweglichen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beglichen ← bbeglichen · begglichen · begilchen · beglcihen · beglicchen · beglicehn · beglichenn · beglichhen
- beweglichen ← bbeweglichen · beewglichen · bewegglichen · bewegilchen · beweglcihen · beweglicchen · beweglicehn · beweglichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beglichen" and "beweglichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beglichen" or "beweglichen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beglichen" and "beweglichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beglichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beweglichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,004,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beglichen" and "beweglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweglichen vs beweglicher". 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 #1,004,452 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.