BeilegungvsBewegungWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Beilegung” and “Bewegung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,953
“Beilegung” frequency rank
#1,069
“Bewegung” frequency rank
33022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Beilegung Bewegung
Definition Beendigung eines Konflikts/Streits Zustand jenseits der Ruhe

Where the eye mixes Beilegung and Bewegung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Beilegung runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVCC) against Bewegung's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Beilegung
8 ch
Bewegung

Visual trap between Beilegung and Bewegung

A purely visual mix-up. Beilegung ([ˈbaɪ̯leːɡʊŋ]) and Bewegung ([bəˈveːɡʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Beilegung is recorded at frequency rank #31,953, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯leːɡʊŋ]. Bewegung is at rank #1,069, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɡʊŋ].

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 33022, this pair ranks #1,694,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Beilegung vs Bewegung

Shared letters: begnu. Private to "Beilegung": il. Private to "Bewegung": w.

"Beilegung" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCC  ·  "Bewegung" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Beilegung ← bbeilegung · beielgung · beileggung · beilegnug · beilegugn · beilegungg · beilegunng · beileugng
  • Bewegung ← bbewegung · beewgung · beweggung · bewegnug · bewegugn · bewegungg · bewegunng · beweugng

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Beilegung" and "Bewegung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯leːɡʊŋ] versus [bəˈveːɡʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Beilegung" vs "Bewegung" - which ranks higher?
"Bewegung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,069 in our German list, against #31,953 for "Beilegung". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Beilegung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bewegung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,694,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Beilegung" and "Bewegung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beilegen vs Beilegung". 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 #1,694,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list