Which to use
“beklagen” is a verb and “beladen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,428
- “beklagen” frequency rank
- #17,233
- “beladen” frequency rank
- 27661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beklagen | beladen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Unmut über etwas äußern | mit einer Last ausgestattet, etwas aufgeladen/geladen habend |
Where the eye mixes beklagen and beladen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beklagen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against beladen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beklagen and beladen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beklagen is [bəˈklaːɡn̩] while beladen is [bəˈlaːdn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beklagen is recorded at frequency rank #10,428, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈklaːɡn̩]. beladen is at rank #17,233, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaːdn̩].
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 27661, this pair ranks #1,798,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beklagen vs beladen
Shared letters: abeln. Private to "beklagen": gk. Private to "beladen": d.
"beklagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "beladen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beklagen" and "beladen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beklagen" or "beladen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beklagen" and "beladen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beklagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beladen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beklagen" and "beladen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beladen vs beladenen". 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 #1,798,094 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.