biegenvsbringenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,049
“biegen” frequency rank
#427
“bringen” frequency rank
15476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature biegen bringen
Definition einen Gegenstand so verformen, dass sich die Krümmung des Gegenstands ändert eine Sache oder eine Person von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen

Where the eye mixes biegen and bringen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
biegen
7 ch
bringen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. biegen ([ˈbiːɡn̩]) and bringen ([ˈbʁɪŋən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15476, 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]. bringen is at rank #427, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁɪŋən].

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 15476, this pair ranks #1,943,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of biegen vs bringen

Shared letters: begin. Private to "biegen": -. Private to "bringen": r.

"biegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "bringen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • biegenbbiegen · beigen · bieegn · biegenn · bieggen · biegne · bigeen · ibegen
  • bringenbbringen · birngen · brignen · brinegn · bringenn · bringgen · bringne · brinngen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "biegen" and "bringen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbiːɡn̩] versus [ˈbʁɪŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "biegen" or "bringen"?
"bringen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #427 in our German list, against #15,049 for "biegen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list