Which to use
“beugen” is a verb and “Bezügen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,523
- “beugen” frequency rank
- #34,554
- “Bezügen” frequency rank
- 49077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beugen | Bezügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | biegen, krümmen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bezug |
Where the eye mixes beugen and Bezügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beugen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Bezügen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beugen and Bezügen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beugen is [ˈbɔɪ̯ɡn̩] while Bezügen is [bəˈt͡syːɡn̩]. 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 49077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beugen is recorded at frequency rank #14,523, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɔɪ̯ɡn̩]. Bezügen is at rank #34,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡syːɡn̩].
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 49077, this pair ranks #1,224,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beugen vs Bezügen
Shared letters: begn. Private to "beugen": u. Private to "Bezügen": zü.
"beugen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Bezügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beugen ← bbeugen · beguen · beuegn · beugenn · beuggen · beugne · buegen · ebugen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beugen" for "Bezügen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beugen" vs "Bezügen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beugen" and "Bezügen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beugen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bezügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,224,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beugen" and "Bezügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beulen vs Bezügen". 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 #1,224,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.