belügenvsBezügeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: belügen is a verb, Bezüge is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“belügen” is a verb and “Bezüge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,957
“belügen” frequency rank
#12,876
“Bezüge” frequency rank
44833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature belügen Bezüge
Definition jemandem eine Unwahrheit erzählen, bewusst Lügen verbreiten Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bezug

Where the eye mixes belügen and Bezüge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
belügen
6 ch
Bezüge

Visual trap between belügen and Bezüge

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belügen is [bəˈlyːɡn̩] while Bezüge is [bəˈt͡syːɡə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44833, 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]. Bezüge is at rank #12,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡syːɡə].

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 44833, this pair ranks #1,373,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of belügen vs Bezüge

Shared letters: begü. Private to "belügen": ln. Private to "Bezüge": z.

"belügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Bezüge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "belügen" and "Bezüge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "belügen" is a verb and "Bezüge" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "belügen" or "Bezüge"?
"Bezüge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,876 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 "Bezüge" 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 "Bezüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,373,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "belügen" and "Bezüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belügen vs Blusen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,373,293 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