belügenvsbewogenTell them apart

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

#31,957
“belügen” frequency rank
#30,478
“bewogen” frequency rank
62435
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature belügen bewogen
Definition jemandem eine Unwahrheit erzählen, bewusst Lügen verbreiten Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewegen

Where the eye mixes belügen and bewogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. belügen and bewogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
belügen
7 ch
bewogen

Look-alike desk: belügen vs bewogen

A purely visual mix-up. belügen ([bəˈlyːɡn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

belügen is recorded at frequency rank #31,957, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlyːɡn̩]. 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 62435, this pair ranks #712,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of belügen vs bewogen

Shared letters: begn. Private to "belügen": lü. Private to "bewogen": ow.

"belügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "bewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bewogen ← bbewogen · beowgen · bewgoen · bewoegn · bewogenn · bewoggen · bewogne · bewwogen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "belügen" and "bewogen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈlyːɡn̩] versus [bəˈvoːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "belügen" or "bewogen" show up more?
"bewogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,478 in our German list, against #31,957 for "belügen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "belügen" and "bewogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "belügen" 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 #712,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "belügen" and "bewogen" 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 #712,993 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