BeulevsBezügeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,219
“Beule” frequency rank
#12,876
“Bezüge” frequency rank
40095
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Beule Bezüge
Definition Anschwellung der Haut Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bezug

Where the eye mixes Beule and Bezüge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Beule runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Bezüge's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Beule
6 ch
Bezüge

Why the eye confuses Beule with Bezüge

A purely visual mix-up. Beule ([ˈbɔɪ̯lə]) and Bezüge ([bəˈt͡syːɡə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Beule is recorded at frequency rank #27,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɔɪ̯lə]. 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 40095, this pair ranks #1,518,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Beule vs Bezüge

Shared letters: be. Private to "Beule": lu. Private to "Bezüge": gzü.

"Beule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Bezüge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Beule ← bbeule · belue · beuel · beulle · buele · ebule

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Beule" for "Bezüge" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɔɪ̯lə] versus [bəˈt͡syːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Beule" or "Bezüge"?
"Bezüge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,876 in our German list, against #27,219 for "Beule". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Beule" 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 #1,518,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Beule" and "Bezüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beule vs bible". 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 #1,518,178 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