Which to use
“beliebigen” and “beliebten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,050
- “beliebigen” frequency rank
- #8,685
- “beliebten” frequency rank
- 18735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebigen | beliebten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs beliebt |
Where the eye mixes beliebigen and beliebten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beliebigen runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCVC) against beliebten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beliebigen vs beliebten
A purely visual mix-up. beliebigen ([bəˈliːbɪɡn̩]) and beliebten ([bəˈliːptn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18735, 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]. beliebten is at rank #8,685, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptn̩].
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 18735, this pair ranks #1,915,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebigen vs beliebten
Shared letters: beiln. Private to "beliebigen": g. Private to "beliebten": t.
"beliebigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "beliebten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beliebigen ← bbeliebigen · beilebigen · beleibigen · belibeigen · beliebbigen · beliebgien · beliebiegn · beliebigenn
- beliebten ← bbeliebten · beilebten · beleibten · belibeten · beliebbten · beliebetn · beliebtenn · beliebtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beliebigen" and "beliebten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "beliebigen" or "beliebten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beliebigen" and "beliebten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebigen" and "beliebten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte vs beliebten". 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 #1,915,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.