Which to use
“belegte” is an adjective and “bewege” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,290
- “belegte” frequency rank
- #20,529
- “bewege” frequency rank
- 27819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belegte | bewege |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen |
Where the eye mixes belegte and bewege
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. belegte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against bewege's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: belegte vs bewege
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belegte is [bəˈleːktə] while bewege is [bəˈveːɡə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belegte is recorded at frequency rank #7,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːktə]. bewege is at rank #20,529, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɡə].
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 27819, this pair ranks #1,795,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belegte vs bewege
Shared letters: beg. Private to "belegte": lt. Private to "bewege": w.
"belegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bewege" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "belegte" and "bewege" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "belegte" or "bewege" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "belegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewege" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,795,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belegte" and "bewege" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs bewege". 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 #1,795,319 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.