Which to use
“beliebig” and “beliebigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,837
- “beliebig” frequency rank
- #10,050
- “beliebigen” frequency rank
- 18887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebig | beliebigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | frei aus vorhandenen Möglichkeiten auswählbar oder nach eigenem Gutdünken bei etwas vorgehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig |
Where the eye mixes beliebig and beliebigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beliebig runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against beliebigen's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beliebig with beliebigen
A purely visual mix-up. beliebig ([bəˈliːbɪç]) and beliebigen ([bəˈliːbɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “beliebig” sits inside “beliebigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18887, 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]. beliebigen is at rank #10,050, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːbɪɡn̩].
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 18887, this pair ranks #1,913,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebig vs beliebigen
Shared letters: begil. Private to "beliebig": -. Private to "beliebigen": n.
"beliebig" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "beliebigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beliebig ← bbeliebig · beilebig · beleibig · belibeig · beliebbig · beliebgi · beliebigg · belieibg
- beliebigen ← bbeliebigen · beilebigen · beleibigen · belibeigen · beliebbigen · beliebgien · beliebiegn · beliebigenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beliebig" and "beliebigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebig" and "beliebigen" 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 #1,913,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.