Which to use
“Bewegung” and “Bewegungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,069
- “Bewegung” frequency rank
- #4,775
- “Bewegungen” frequency rank
- 5844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bewegung | Bewegungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zustand jenseits der Ruhe | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bewegung |
Where the eye mixes Bewegung and Bewegungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bewegung vs Bewegungen
A purely visual mix-up. Bewegung ([bəˈveːɡʊŋ]) and Bewegungen ([bəˈveːɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Bewegung” sits inside “Bewegungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bewegung is recorded at frequency rank #1,069, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɡʊŋ]. Bewegungen is at rank #4,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈveːɡʊŋən].
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 5844, this pair ranks #1,993,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bewegung vs Bewegungen
Shared letters: begnuw. Private to "Bewegung": -. Private to "Bewegungen": -.
"Bewegung" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "Bewegungen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bewegung ← bbewegung · beewgung · beweggung · bewegnug · bewegugn · bewegungg · bewegunng · beweugng
- Bewegungen ← bbewegungen · beewgungen · beweggungen · bewegnugen · bewegugnen · bewegunegn · bewegungenn · bewegunggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bewegung" for "Bewegungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Bewegung" or "Bewegungen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Bewegung" and "Bewegungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewegung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bewegungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,993,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bewegung" and "Bewegungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewegend vs Bewegung". 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 #1,993,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.