Which to use
“beliebig” and “beliebige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,837
- “beliebig” frequency rank
- #11,610
- “beliebige” frequency rank
- 20447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebig | beliebige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | frei aus vorhandenen Möglichkeiten auswählbar oder nach eigenem Gutdünken bei etwas vorgehend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig |
Where the eye mixes beliebig and beliebige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses beliebig with beliebige
A purely visual mix-up. beliebig ([bəˈliːbɪç]) and beliebige ([bəˈliːbɪɡə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “beliebig” sits inside “beliebige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beliebig is recorded at frequency rank #8,837, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːbɪç]. beliebige is at rank #11,610, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːbɪɡə].
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 20447, this pair ranks #1,897,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebig vs beliebige
Shared letters: begil. Private to "beliebig": -. Private to "beliebige": -.
"beliebig" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "beliebige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beliebig" and "beliebige" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beliebig" or "beliebige" 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 "beliebig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,897,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebig" and "beliebige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begierig vs beliebig". 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 #1,897,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.