Which to use
“Belege” is a noun and “beweg” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,768
- “Belege” frequency rank
- #48,002
- “beweg” frequency rank
- 54770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Belege | beweg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Beleg | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen |
Where the eye mixes Belege and beweg
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Belege runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against beweg's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Belege vs beweg
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Belege is [bəˈleːɡə] while beweg is [bəˈveːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Belege is recorded at frequency rank #6,768, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈleːɡə]. 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 54770, this pair ranks #1,005,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Belege vs beweg
Shared letters: beg. Private to "Belege": l. Private to "beweg": w.
"Belege" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "beweg" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Belege" for "beweg" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Belege" vs "beweg" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Belege" and "beweg" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Belege" 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 #1,005,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Belege" 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 #1,005,750 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.