Which to use
“belegen” and “belügen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,101
- “belegen” frequency rank
- #31,957
- “belügen” frequency rank
- 36058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belegen | belügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Beweis für etwas erbringen | jemandem eine Unwahrheit erzählen, bewusst Lügen verbreiten |
Where the eye mixes belegen and belügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. belegen and belügen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between belegen and belügen
A purely visual mix-up. belegen ([bəˈleːɡn̩]) and belügen ([bəˈlyːɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - e in “belegen” becomes ü in “belügen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belegen is recorded at frequency rank #4,101, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈleːɡn̩]. belügen is at rank #31,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈlyːɡn̩].
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 36058, this pair ranks #1,625,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belegen vs belügen
Shared letters: begln. Private to "belegen": -. Private to "belügen": ü.
"belegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "belügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- belegen ← bbelegen · beelgen · beleegn · belegenn · beleggen · belegne · belgeen · bellegen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belegen" for "belügen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "belegen" or "belügen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "belegen" and "belügen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,625,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belegen" and "belügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belügen 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 #1,625,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.