belangenvsbelogenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,528
“belangen” frequency rank
#20,187
“belogen” frequency rank
37715
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature belangen belogen
Definition zur Rechenschaft ziehen 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs belügen

Where the eye mixes belangen and belogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. belangen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against belogen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
belangen
7 ch
belogen

Visual trap between belangen and belogen

A purely visual mix-up. belangen ([bəˈlaŋən]) and belogen ([bəˈloːɡn̩]) 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 37715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

belangen is recorded at frequency rank #17,528, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlaŋən]. belogen is at rank #20,187, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈloːɡn̩].

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 37715, this pair ranks #1,582,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of belangen vs belogen

Shared letters: begln. Private to "belangen": a. Private to "belogen": o.

"belangen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "belogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • belangen ← bbelangen · bealngen · belagnen · belanegn · belangenn · belanggen · belangne · belanngen
  • belogen ← bbelogen · belgoen · bellogen · beloegn · belogenn · beloggen · belogne · beolgen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "belangen" and "belogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈlaŋən] versus [bəˈloːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "belangen" or "belogen"?
"belangen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,528 in our German list, against #20,187 for "belogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "belangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "belogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,582,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "belangen" and "belogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begangene vs belangen". 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 #1,582,932 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