Which to use
“belogen” and “belügen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,187
- “belogen” frequency rank
- #31,957
- “belügen” frequency rank
- 52144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belogen | belügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs belügen | jemandem eine Unwahrheit erzählen, bewusst Lügen verbreiten |
Where the eye mixes belogen and belügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. belogen and belügen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses belogen with belügen
A purely visual mix-up. belogen ([bəˈloːɡn̩]) and belügen ([bəˈlyːɡn̩]) 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 - o in “belogen” becomes ü in “belügen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belogen is recorded at frequency rank #20,187, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈloːɡn̩]. belügen is at rank #31,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈlyːɡn̩].
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 52144, this pair ranks #1,108,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belogen vs belügen
Shared letters: begln. Private to "belogen": o. Private to "belügen": ü.
"belogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "belügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- belogen ← bbelogen · belgoen · bellogen · beloegn · belogenn · beloggen · belogne · beolgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belogen" for "belügen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "belogen" or "belügen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "belogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,108,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belogen" and "belügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belügen vs Blusen". 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 #1,108,365 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.