Which to use
“beweglich” is an adjective and “bezüglich” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,071
- “beweglich” frequency rank
- #2,810
- “bezüglich” frequency rank
- 27881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beweglich | bezüglich |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Lage, sich zu bewegen oder bewegt zu werden | in Bezug auf, im Hinblick auf |
Where the eye mixes beweglich and bezüglich
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between beweglich and bezüglich
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beweglich is [bəˈveːklɪç] while bezüglich is [bəˈt͡syːklɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beweglich is recorded at frequency rank #25,071, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈveːklɪç]. bezüglich is at rank #2,810, tagged as aprep, pronounced [bəˈt͡syːklɪç].
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 27881, this pair ranks #1,794,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beweglich vs bezüglich
Shared letters: bceghil. Private to "beweglich": w. Private to "bezüglich": zü.
"beweglich" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "bezüglich" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beweglich ← bbeweglich · beewglich · bewegglich · bewegilch · beweglcih · beweglicch · beweglichh · beweglihc
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beweglich" and "bezüglich" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beweglich" or "bezüglich"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beweglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bezüglich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,794,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beweglich" and "bezüglich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweglich vs beweglicher". 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 #1,794,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.