BezügevsBezügenConfusable pair

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“Bezüge” and “Bezügen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,876
“Bezüge” frequency rank
#34,554
“Bezügen” frequency rank
47430
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bezüge Bezügen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bezug Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bezug

Where the eye mixes Bezüge and Bezügen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bezüge runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Bezügen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Bezüge
7 ch
Bezügen

Look-alike desk: Bezüge vs Bezügen

A purely visual mix-up. Bezüge ([bəˈt͡syːɡə]) and Bezügen ([bəˈt͡syːɡn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Bezüge” sits inside “Bezügen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bezüge is recorded at frequency rank #12,876, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡syːɡə]. 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 47430, this pair ranks #1,284,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bezüge vs Bezügen

Shared letters: begzü. Private to "Bezüge": -. Private to "Bezügen": n.

"Bezüge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "Bezügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bezüge" and "Bezügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈt͡syːɡə] versus [bəˈt͡syːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bezüge" vs "Bezügen" - which ranks higher?
"Bezüge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,876 in our German list, against #34,554 for "Bezügen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bezüge" 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 #1,284,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bezüge" and "Bezügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beulen vs Bezügen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,284,498 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