Which to use
“bewogen” is a verb and “Bezügen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,478
- “bewogen” frequency rank
- #34,554
- “Bezügen” frequency rank
- 65032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewogen | Bezügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewegen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bezug |
Where the eye mixes bewogen and Bezügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bewogen and Bezügen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bewogen vs Bezügen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewogen is [bəˈvoːɡn̩] while Bezügen is [bəˈt͡syːɡn̩]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65032, 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]. Bezügen is at rank #34,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡syːɡn̩].
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 65032, this pair ranks #620,870 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewogen vs Bezügen
Shared letters: begn. Private to "bewogen": ow. Private to "Bezügen": zü.
"bewogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Bezügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bewogen ← bbewogen · beowgen · bewgoen · bewoegn · bewogenn · bewoggen · bewogne · bewwogen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bewogen" and "Bezügen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bewogen" vs "Bezügen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Bezügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #620,870 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewogen" and "Bezügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beulen vs Bezügen". 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 #620,870 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.