Which to use
“Belegung” and “Bewegung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,558
- “Belegung” frequency rank
- #1,069
- “Bewegung” frequency rank
- 29627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Belegung | Bewegung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zuweisung oder Zuordnung eines Wertes, Konfiguration | Zustand jenseits der Ruhe |
Where the eye mixes Belegung and Bewegung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Belegung and Bewegung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Belegung and Bewegung
A purely visual mix-up. Belegung ([bəˈleːɡʊŋ]) and Bewegung ([bəˈveːɡʊŋ]) 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 - l in “Belegung” becomes w in “Bewegung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Belegung is recorded at frequency rank #28,558, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈleːɡʊŋ]. Bewegung is at rank #1,069, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɡʊŋ].
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 29627, this pair ranks #1,763,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Belegung vs Bewegung
Shared letters: begnu. Private to "Belegung": l. Private to "Bewegung": w.
"Belegung" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "Bewegung" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Belegung" for "Bewegung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Belegung" or "Bewegung"?
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 "Belegung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewegung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,763,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Belegung" and "Bewegung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Behebung vs Belegung". 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 #1,763,337 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.