Which to use
“Beleg” is a noun and “beweg” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,990
- “Beleg” frequency rank
- #48,002
- “beweg” frequency rank
- 56992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beleg | beweg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Beweis, ein Nachweis | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen |
Where the eye mixes Beleg and beweg
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Beleg and beweg follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Beleg vs beweg
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Beleg is [bəˈleːk] while beweg is [bəˈveːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “Beleg” becomes w in “beweg”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56992, 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]. beweg is at rank #48,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːk].
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 56992, this pair ranks #918,751 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Beleg vs beweg
Shared letters: beg. Private to "Beleg": l. Private to "beweg": w.
"Beleg" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "beweg" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Beleg" and "beweg" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Beleg" or "beweg" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beleg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beweg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #918,751 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beleg" and "beweg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweg vs bewegst". 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 #918,751 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.