Which to use
“belastend” and “belastet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,066
- “belastend” frequency rank
- #6,160
- “belastet” frequency rank
- 31226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belastend | belastet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine körperliche, seelische oder finanzielle Belastung hervorrufend | schädliche Stoffe aufweisend, verunreinigt (zum Beispiel mit Chemikalien, Pestiziden, Herbiziden, …) |
Where the eye mixes belastend and belastet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. belastend runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against belastet's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between belastend and belastet
A purely visual mix-up. belastend ([bəˈlastn̩t]) and belastet ([bəˈlastət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belastend is recorded at frequency rank #25,066, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlastn̩t]. 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 31226, this pair ranks #1,732,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belastend vs belastet
Shared letters: abelst. Private to "belastend": dn. Private to "belastet": -.
"belastend" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "belastet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belastend" and "belastet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "belastend" vs "belastet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "belastend" 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 #1,732,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belastend" and "belastet" 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 #1,732,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.