Which to use
“belasten” is a verb and “belastend” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,155
- “belasten” frequency rank
- #25,066
- “belastend” frequency rank
- 34221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belasten | belastend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewirken, dass etwas eine störende oder schädliche Wirkung auf etwas hat | eine körperliche, seelische oder finanzielle Belastung hervorrufend |
Where the eye mixes belasten and belastend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. belasten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against belastend's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: belasten vs belastend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belasten is [bəˈlastn̩] while belastend is [bəˈlastn̩t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “belasten” sits inside “belastend”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belasten is recorded at frequency rank #9,155, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlastn̩]. belastend is at rank #25,066, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlastn̩t].
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 34221, this pair ranks #1,668,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belasten vs belastend
Shared letters: abelnst. Private to "belasten": -. Private to "belastend": d.
"belasten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "belastend" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belasten" and "belastend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "belasten" or "belastend"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "belasten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belastend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,668,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belasten" and "belastend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belastend vs belastenden". 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 #1,668,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.