Which to use
“beilegen” is a verb and “belegten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,512
- “beilegen” frequency rank
- #13,557
- “belegten” frequency rank
- 60069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beilegen | belegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu etwas hinzufügen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt |
Where the eye mixes beilegen and belegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beilegen (CVVCVCVC) and belegten (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: beilegen vs belegten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beilegen is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡn̩] while belegten is [bəˈleːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beilegen is recorded at frequency rank #46,512, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡn̩]. belegten is at rank #13,557, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːktn̩].
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 60069, this pair ranks #800,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beilegen vs belegten
Shared letters: begln. Private to "beilegen": i. Private to "belegten": t.
"beilegen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "belegten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beilegen" for "belegten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beilegen" or "belegten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "beilegen" and "belegten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beilegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #800,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beilegen" and "belegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beilegen vs belügen". 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 #800,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.