BelangevsBelegeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,187
“Belange” frequency rank
#6,768
“Belege” frequency rank
17955
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Belange Belege
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Belang Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Beleg

Where the eye mixes Belange and Belege

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Belange
6 ch
Belege

Why the eye confuses Belange with Belege

A purely visual mix-up. Belange ([bəˈlaŋə]) and Belege ([bəˈleːɡə]) 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 17955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Belange is recorded at frequency rank #11,187, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈlaŋə]. Belege is at rank #6,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈleːɡə].

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 17955, this pair ranks #1,922,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Belange vs Belege

Shared letters: begl. Private to "Belange": an. Private to "Belege": -.

"Belange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "Belege" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Belangebbelange · bealnge · belagne · belaneg · belangge · belannge · bellange · belnage
  • Belegebbelege · beelge · beleeg · belegge · belgee · bellege · bleege · eblege

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Belange" and "Belege" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈlaŋə] versus [bəˈleːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Belange" or "Belege"?
"Belege" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,768 in our German list, against #11,187 for "Belange". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Belange" and "Belege" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Belange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Belege" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,922,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Belange" and "Belege" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs Belege". 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 #1,922,737 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