Which to use
“belässt” is a verb and “belastet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,163
- “belässt” frequency rank
- #6,160
- “belastet” frequency rank
- 51323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belässt | belastet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs belassen | schädliche Stoffe aufweisend, verunreinigt (zum Beispiel mit Chemikalien, Pestiziden, Herbiziden, …) |
Where the eye mixes belässt and belastet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. belässt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against belastet's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between belässt and belastet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belässt is [bəˈlɛst] while belastet is [bəˈlastət]. 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 51323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belässt is recorded at frequency rank #45,163, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlɛst]. belastet is at rank #6,160, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlastət].
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 51323, this pair ranks #1,139,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belässt vs belastet
Shared letters: belst. Private to "belässt": ä. Private to "belastet": a.
"belässt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "belastet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- belastet ← bbelastet · bealstet · belasett · belasstet · belastett · belastte · belasttet · belatset
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belässt" and "belastet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "belässt" vs "belastet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "belässt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belastet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,139,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belässt" and "belastet" 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 #1,139,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.