Which to use
“belogen” is a verb and “bezogene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,187
- “belogen” frequency rank
- #31,470
- “bezogene” frequency rank
- 51657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belogen | bezogene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs belügen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bezogen |
Where the eye mixes belogen and bezogene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses belogen with bezogene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belogen is [bəˈloːɡn̩] while bezogene is [bəˈt͡soːɡənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51657, 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]. bezogene is at rank #31,470, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡soːɡənə].
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 51657, this pair ranks #1,127,143 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belogen vs bezogene
Shared letters: begno. Private to "belogen": l. Private to "bezogene": z.
"belogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "bezogene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belogen" for "bezogene" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "belogen" or "bezogene" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "bezogene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,127,143 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belogen" and "bezogene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beilegen vs belogen". 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 #1,127,143 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.