Which to use
“beliebig” and “beliebiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,837
- “beliebig” frequency rank
- #39,239
- “beliebiges” frequency rank
- 48076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebig | beliebiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | frei aus vorhandenen Möglichkeiten auswählbar oder nach eigenem Gutdünken bei etwas vorgehend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig |
Where the eye mixes beliebig and beliebiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beliebig runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against beliebiges'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 beliebiges
A purely visual mix-up. beliebig ([bəˈliːbɪç]) and beliebiges ([bəˈliːbɪɡəs]) 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 “beliebiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48076, 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]. beliebiges is at rank #39,239, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːbɪɡəs].
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 48076, this pair ranks #1,261,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beliebig vs beliebiges
Shared letters: begil. Private to "beliebig": -. Private to "beliebiges": s.
"beliebig" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "beliebiges" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beliebig ← bbeliebig · beilebig · beleibig · belibeig · beliebbig · beliebgi · beliebigg · belieibg
- beliebiges ← bbeliebiges · beilebiges · beleibiges · belibeiges · beliebbiges · beliebgies · beliebiegs · beliebigess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beliebig" and "beliebiges" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "beliebig" vs "beliebiges" - which ranks higher?
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 "beliebiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,261,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebig" and "beliebiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beliebiger vs beliebiges". 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 #1,261,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.