Which to use
“behaftet” and “belastet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,946
- “behaftet” frequency rank
- #6,160
- “belastet” frequency rank
- 37106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behaftet | belastet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas versehen, von etwas betroffen | schädliche Stoffe aufweisend, verunreinigt (zum Beispiel mit Chemikalien, Pestiziden, Herbiziden, …) |
Where the eye mixes behaftet and belastet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. behaftet and belastet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between behaftet and belastet
A purely visual mix-up. behaftet ([bəˈhaftət]) and belastet ([bəˈlastət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behaftet is recorded at frequency rank #30,946, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhaftət]. belastet is at rank #6,160, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlastət].
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 37106, this pair ranks #1,598,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of behaftet vs belastet
Shared letters: abet. Private to "behaftet": fh. Private to "belastet": ls.
"behaftet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "belastet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "behaftet" and "belastet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "behaftet" vs "belastet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "behaftet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belastet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,598,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behaftet" and "belastet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "behaftet vs behaltet". 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 #1,598,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.