Which to use
“belangt” is a verb and “belegt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,945
- “belangt” frequency rank
- #2,756
- “belegt” frequency rank
- 35701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belangt | belegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs belangen | etwas ist mit einem Belag versehen |
Where the eye mixes belangt and belegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. belangt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against belegt's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: belangt vs belegt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belangt is [bəˈlaŋt] while belegt is [bəˈleːkt]. 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 35701, 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]. belegt is at rank #2,756, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːkt].
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 35701, this pair ranks #1,633,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belangt vs belegt
Shared letters: beglt. Private to "belangt": an. Private to "belegt": -.
"belangt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "belegt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "belangt" and "belegt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "belangt" or "belegt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "belangt" and "belegt" 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 "belegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,633,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belangt" and "belegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belangt vs belässt". 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 #1,633,655 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.