Which to use
“beliebige” and “beliebigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,610
- “beliebige” frequency rank
- #10,050
- “beliebigen” frequency rank
- 21660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebige | beliebigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig |
Where the eye mixes beliebige and beliebigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beliebige runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) 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 beliebige with beliebigen
A purely visual mix-up. beliebige ([bəˈliːbɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “beliebige” sits inside “beliebigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beliebige is recorded at frequency rank #11,610, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːbɪɡə]. 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 21660, this pair ranks #1,883,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebige vs beliebigen
Shared letters: begil. Private to "beliebige": -. Private to "beliebigen": n.
"beliebige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "beliebigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beliebige ← bbeliebige · beilebige · beleibige · belibeige · beliebbige · beliebgie · beliebieg · beliebigge
- beliebigen ← bbeliebigen · beilebigen · beleibigen · belibeigen · beliebbigen · beliebgien · beliebiegn · beliebigenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beliebige" and "beliebigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beliebige" vs "beliebigen" - 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 "beliebige" 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 #1,883,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebige" and "beliebigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beliebige 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 #1,883,606 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.