Which to use
“Beilagen” is a noun and “beklagen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,554
- “Beilagen” frequency rank
- #10,428
- “beklagen” frequency rank
- 38982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beilagen | beklagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beilage | seinen Unmut über etwas äußern |
Where the eye mixes Beilagen and beklagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Beilagen (CVVCVCVC) and beklagen (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Beilagen vs beklagen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Beilagen is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlaːɡn̩] while beklagen is [bəˈklaːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “Beilagen” becomes k in “beklagen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beilagen is recorded at frequency rank #28,554, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlaːɡn̩]. beklagen is at rank #10,428, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈklaːɡn̩].
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 38982, this pair ranks #1,549,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beilagen vs beklagen
Shared letters: abegln. Private to "Beilagen": i. Private to "beklagen": k.
"Beilagen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "beklagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Beilagen" for "beklagen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Beilagen" and "beklagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beilagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beklagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,549,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beilagen" and "beklagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beilagen vs beilegen". 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 #1,549,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.