Which to use
“bevorzuge” and “bevorzugen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,535
- “bevorzuge” frequency rank
- #10,244
- “bevorzugen” frequency rank
- 27779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bevorzuge | bevorzugen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bevorzugen | eine Person oder Sache eher als eine andere wählen |
Where the eye mixes bevorzuge and bevorzugen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bevorzuge and bevorzugen
A purely visual mix-up. bevorzuge ([bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːɡə]) and bevorzugen ([bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bevorzuge” sits inside “bevorzugen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bevorzuge is recorded at frequency rank #17,535, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːɡə]. bevorzugen is at rank #10,244, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːɡn̩].
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 27779, this pair ranks #1,796,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bevorzuge vs bevorzugen
Shared letters: begoruvz. Private to "bevorzuge": -. Private to "bevorzugen": n.
"bevorzuge" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "bevorzugen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bevorzuge ← bbevorzuge · beovrzuge · bevorrzuge · bevoruzge · bevorzgue · bevorzueg · bevorzugge · bevorzzuge
- bevorzugen ← bbevorzugen · beovrzugen · bevorrzugen · bevoruzgen · bevorzguen · bevorzuegn · bevorzugenn · bevorzuggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bevorzuge" and "bevorzugen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bevorzuge" or "bevorzugen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bevorzuge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bevorzugen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bevorzuge" and "bevorzugen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bevorzuge vs bevorzugten". 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 #1,796,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.