Which to use
“belassen” and “bemessen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,031
- “belassen” frequency rank
- #22,272
- “bemessen” frequency rank
- 34303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belassen | bemessen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas unangetastet, unverändert lassen | festlegen, welchen Umfang etwas haben soll, und sich dabei an vorhandenen Größen/Eigenschaften/Prioritäten orientieren |
Where the eye mixes belassen and bemessen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. belassen and bemessen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: belassen vs bemessen
A purely visual mix-up. belassen ([bəˈlasn̩]) and bemessen ([bəˈmɛsn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belassen is recorded at frequency rank #12,031, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlasn̩]. bemessen is at rank #22,272, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈmɛsn̩].
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 34303, this pair ranks #1,666,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belassen vs bemessen
Shared letters: bens. Private to "belassen": al. Private to "bemessen": m.
"belassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bemessen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belassen" and "bemessen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "belassen" vs "bemessen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "belassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bemessen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,666,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belassen" and "bemessen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bemessen vs bereisen". 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 #1,666,375 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.