Which to use
“befassten” is an adjective and “belassen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,463
- “befassten” frequency rank
- #12,031
- “belassen” frequency rank
- 45494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befassten | belassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befasst | etwas unangetastet, unverändert lassen |
Where the eye mixes befassten and belassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. befassten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against belassen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: befassten vs belassen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: befassten is [bəˈfastn̩] while belassen is [bəˈlasn̩]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befassten is recorded at frequency rank #33,463, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfastn̩]. belassen is at rank #12,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈlasn̩].
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 45494, this pair ranks #1,351,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of befassten vs belassen
Shared letters: abens. Private to "befassten": ft. Private to "belassen": l.
"befassten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "belassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "befassten" for "belassen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "befassten" or "belassen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "befassten" and "belassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "befassten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,351,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befassten" and "belassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belassen vs blasser". 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 #1,351,112 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.