Which to use
“belegt” and “bewegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,756
- “belegt” frequency rank
- #9,864
- “bewegte” frequency rank
- 12620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belegt | bewegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas ist mit einem Belag versehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewegt |
Where the eye mixes belegt and bewegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: belegt vs bewegte
A purely visual mix-up. belegt ([bəˈleːkt]) and bewegte ([bəˈveːktə]) 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 12620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belegt is recorded at frequency rank #2,756, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːkt]. bewegte is at rank #9,864, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈveːktə].
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 12620, this pair ranks #1,963,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belegt vs bewegte
Shared letters: begt. Private to "belegt": l. Private to "bewegte": w.
"belegt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "bewegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belegt" and "bewegte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "belegt" or "bewegte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "belegt" and "bewegte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belegt" and "bewegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweg vs bewegte". 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 #1,963,063 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.