Which to use
“belastend” and “belastete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,066
- “belastend” frequency rank
- #30,472
- “belastete” frequency rank
- 55538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belastend | belastete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine körperliche, seelische oder finanzielle Belastung hervorrufend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs belastet |
Where the eye mixes belastend and belastete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. belastend (CVCVCCVCC) and belastete (CVCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: belastend vs belastete
A purely visual mix-up. belastend ([bəˈlastn̩t]) and belastete ([bəˈlastətə]) 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 55538, 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]. belastete is at rank #30,472, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlastətə].
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 55538, this pair ranks #975,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belastend vs belastete
Shared letters: abelst. Private to "belastend": dn. Private to "belastete": -.
"belastend" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "belastete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belastend" for "belastete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "belastend" or "belastete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "belastend" and "belastete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belastend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belastete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #975,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belastend" and "belastete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belastende vs belastete". 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 #975,674 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.