belangtvsbelässtWhich spelling fits?

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

#32,945
“belangt” frequency rank
#45,163
“belässt” frequency rank
78108
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature belangt belässt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs belangen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs belassen

Where the eye mixes belangt and belässt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. belangt and belässt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
belangt
7 ch
belässt

Why the eye confuses belangt with belässt

A purely visual mix-up. belangt ([bəˈlaŋt]) and belässt ([bəˈlɛst]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

belangt is recorded at frequency rank #32,945, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlaŋt]. belässt is at rank #45,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈlɛst].

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 78108, this pair ranks #245,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of belangt vs belässt

Shared letters: belt. Private to "belangt": agn. Private to "belässt": sä.

"belangt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "belässt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • belangt ← bbelangt · bealngt · belagnt · belanggt · belangtt · belanngt · belantg · bellangt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "belangt" and "belässt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈlaŋt] versus [bəˈlɛst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "belangt" vs "belässt" - which ranks higher?
"belangt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,945 in our German list, against #45,163 for "belässt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "belangt" and "belässt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "belangt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "belässt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #245,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "belangt" and "belässt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belässt vs bemisst". 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 #245,645 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