beladenvsbeladenenWhich spelling fits?

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

#17,233
“beladen” frequency rank
#46,513
“beladenen” frequency rank
63746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beladen beladenen
Definition mit einer Last ausgestattet, etwas aufgeladen/geladen habend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beladen

Where the eye mixes beladen and beladenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beladen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against beladenen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
beladen
9 ch
beladenen

Why the eye confuses beladen with beladenen

A purely visual mix-up. beladen ([bəˈlaːdn̩]) and beladenen ([bəˈlaːdənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “beladen” sits inside “beladenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beladen is recorded at frequency rank #17,233, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaːdn̩]. beladenen is at rank #46,513, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaːdənən].

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 63746, this pair ranks #665,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of beladen vs beladenen

Shared letters: abdeln. Private to "beladen": -. Private to "beladenen": -.

"beladen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "beladenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beladen ← bbeladen · bealden · beladden · beladenn · beladne · belaedn · beldaen · belladen
  • beladenen ← bbeladenen · bealdenen · beladdenen · beladeenn · beladenenn · beladenne · beladennen · beladneen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beladen" and "beladenen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈlaːdn̩] versus [bəˈlaːdənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beladen" vs "beladenen" - which ranks higher?
"beladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,233 in our German list, against #46,513 for "beladenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beladenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #665,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beladen" and "beladenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beladen vs belagern". 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 #665,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list