bezogvsBezügeTell them apart

Quick tell: bezog is a verb, Bezüge is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bezog” is a verb and “Bezüge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,881
“bezog” frequency rank
#12,876
“Bezüge” frequency rank
20757
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bezog Bezüge
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beziehen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bezug

Where the eye mixes bezog and Bezüge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bezog runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Bezüge's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
bezog
6 ch
Bezüge

Why the eye confuses bezog with Bezüge

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bezog is [bəˈt͡soːk] while Bezüge is [bəˈt͡syːɡə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bezog is recorded at frequency rank #7,881, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈt͡soːk]. Bezüge is at rank #12,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡syːɡə].

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 20757, this pair ranks #1,894,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bezog vs Bezüge

Shared letters: begz. Private to "bezog": o. Private to "Bezüge": ü.

"bezog" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Bezüge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bezogbbezog · beozg · bezgo · bezogg · bezzog · bzeog · ebzog

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bezog" for "Bezüge" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bezog" is a verb and "Bezüge" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "bezog" vs "Bezüge" - which ranks higher?
"bezog" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,881 in our German list, against #12,876 for "Bezüge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "bezog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bezüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,894,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bezog" and "Bezüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweg vs bezog". 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 #1,894,098 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