bewogenvsbezogeneTell them apart

Quick tell: bewogen is a verb, bezogene is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bewogen” is a verb and “bezogene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,478
“bewogen” frequency rank
#31,470
“bezogene” frequency rank
61948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bewogen bezogene
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewegen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bezogen

Where the eye mixes bewogen and bezogene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
bewogen
8 ch
bezogene

Visual trap between bewogen and bezogene

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewogen is [bəˈvoːɡn̩] while bezogene is [bəˈt͡soːɡənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bewogen is recorded at frequency rank #30,478, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvoːɡn̩]. bezogene is at rank #31,470, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈt͡soːɡənə].

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 61948, this pair ranks #730,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bewogen vs bezogene

Shared letters: begno. Private to "bewogen": w. Private to "bezogene": z.

"bewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "bezogene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bewogenbbewogen · beowgen · bewgoen · bewoegn · bewogenn · bewoggen · bewogne · bewwogen
  • bezogenebbezogene · beozgene · bezgoene · bezoegne · bezogeen · bezoggene · bezognee · bezzogene

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bewogen" for "bezogene" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bewogen" is a verb and "bezogene" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "bewogen" or "bezogene"?
"bewogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,478 in our German list, against #31,470 for "bezogene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "bewogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bezogene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #730,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bewogen" and "bezogene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewegend vs bewogen". 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 #730,838 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