Which to use
“Beleg” and “Besen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,990
- “Beleg” frequency rank
- #17,533
- “Besen” frequency rank
- 26523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beleg | Besen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Beweis, ein Nachweis | Arbeitsgerät zur Reinigung, auf welchem Borsten (aus Tierhaar oder Kunststoff) auf einem Träger, Schaft (aus Holz, Kunststoff oder Metall) aufgebracht und das mit einem Stiel versehen ist; in der einfachsten Form Reisigbündel, Rutenbündel oder Strohbündel mit oder ohne Stiel |
Where the eye mixes Beleg and Besen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Beleg and Besen
A purely visual mix-up. Beleg ([bəˈleːk]) and Besen ([ˈbeːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beleg is recorded at frequency rank #8,990, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈleːk]. Besen is at rank #17,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeːzn̩].
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 26523, this pair ranks #1,816,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beleg vs Besen
Shared letters: be. Private to "Beleg": gl. Private to "Besen": ns.
"Beleg" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Besen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Beleg" and "Besen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Beleg" vs "Besen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Beleg" and "Besen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beleg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Besen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,816,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beleg" and "Besen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Besen vs Blusen". 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 #1,816,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.