Which to use
“beweg” and “bewegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,002
- “beweg” frequency rank
- #1,960
- “bewegen” frequency rank
- 49962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beweg | bewegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen | die Lage oder Stellung von etwas im Raum verändern; etwas von einem Ort zum anderen schaffen |
Where the eye mixes beweg and bewegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beweg runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against bewegen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beweg with bewegen
A purely visual mix-up. beweg ([bəˈveːk]) and bewegen ([bəˈveːɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “beweg” sits inside “bewegen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beweg is recorded at frequency rank #48,002, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːk]. bewegen is at rank #1,960, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɡn̩].
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 49962, this pair ranks #1,191,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beweg vs bewegen
Shared letters: begw. Private to "beweg": -. Private to "bewegen": n.
"beweg" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bewegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beweg" and "bewegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beweg" or "bewegen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beweg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,191,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beweg" and "bewegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweg vs bewegst". 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 #1,191,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.