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“belogen” and “bewogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,187
“belogen” frequency rank
#30,478
“bewogen” frequency rank
50665
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature belogen bewogen
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs belügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewegen

Where the eye mixes belogen and bewogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
belogen
7 ch
bewogen

Visual trap between belogen and bewogen

A purely visual mix-up. belogen ([bəˈloːɡn̩]) and bewogen ([bəˈvoːɡn̩]) 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 - l in “belogen” becomes w in “bewogen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50665, 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]. bewogen is at rank #30,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvoːɡn̩].

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 50665, this pair ranks #1,165,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of belogen vs bewogen

Shared letters: begno. Private to "belogen": l. Private to "bewogen": w.

"belogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "bewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • belogenbbelogen · belgoen · bellogen · beloegn · belogenn · beloggen · belogne · beolgen
  • bewogenbbewogen · beowgen · bewgoen · bewoegn · bewogenn · bewoggen · bewogne · bewwogen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "belogen" and "bewogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈloːɡn̩] versus [bəˈvoːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "belogen" or "bewogen"?
"belogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,187 in our German list, against #30,478 for "bewogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "belogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bewogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,165,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "belogen" and "bewogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewegend vs bewogen". 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 #1,165,155 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list