Which to use
“biegen” is a verb and “Bregenz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,049
- “biegen” frequency rank
- #21,199
- “Bregenz” frequency rank
- 36248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biegen | Bregenz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Gegenstand so verformen, dass sich die Krümmung des Gegenstands ändert | österreichische Stadt am Bodensee, Landeshauptstadt von Vorarlberg |
Where the eye mixes biegen and Bregenz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. biegen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Bregenz's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between biegen and Bregenz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: biegen is [ˈbiːɡn̩] while Bregenz is [ˈbʁeːɡɛnt͡s]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
biegen is recorded at frequency rank #15,049, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːɡn̩]. Bregenz is at rank #21,199, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈbʁeːɡɛnt͡s].
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 36248, this pair ranks #1,620,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of biegen vs Bregenz
Shared letters: begn. Private to "biegen": i. Private to "Bregenz": rz.
"biegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Bregenz" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "biegen" and "Bregenz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "biegen" or "Bregenz" show up more?
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 "biegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bregenz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,620,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biegen" and "Bregenz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bregenz vs Brenz". 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 #1,620,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.