Which to use
“beliebigen” and “beliebiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,050
- “beliebigen” frequency rank
- #39,239
- “beliebiges” frequency rank
- 49289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebigen | beliebiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig |
Where the eye mixes beliebigen and beliebiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses beliebigen with beliebiges
A purely visual mix-up. beliebigen ([bəˈliːbɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “beliebigen” becomes s in “beliebiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beliebigen is recorded at frequency rank #10,050, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːbɪɡn̩]. 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 49289, this pair ranks #1,217,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beliebigen vs beliebiges
Shared letters: begil. Private to "beliebigen": n. Private to "beliebiges": s.
"beliebigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "beliebiges" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beliebigen ← bbeliebigen · beilebigen · beleibigen · belibeigen · beliebbigen · beliebgien · beliebiegn · beliebigenn
- beliebiges ← bbeliebiges · beilebiges · beleibiges · belibeiges · beliebbiges · beliebgies · beliebiegs · beliebigess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beliebigen" and "beliebiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beliebigen" or "beliebiges"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebigen" 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 #1,217,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebigen" 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 #1,217,056 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.