Which to use
“belastet” and “belasteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,160
- “belastet” frequency rank
- #25,914
- “belasteten” frequency rank
- 32074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belastet | belasteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schädliche Stoffe aufweisend, verunreinigt (zum Beispiel mit Chemikalien, Pestiziden, Herbiziden, …) | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs belastet |
Where the eye mixes belastet and belasteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. belastet runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against belasteten's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses belastet with belasteten
A purely visual mix-up. belastet ([bəˈlastət]) and belasteten ([bəˈlastətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “belastet” sits inside “belasteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belastet is recorded at frequency rank #6,160, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlastət]. belasteten is at rank #25,914, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlastətn̩].
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 32074, this pair ranks #1,715,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belastet vs belasteten
Shared letters: abelst. Private to "belastet": -. Private to "belasteten": n.
"belastet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "belasteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- belastet ← bbelastet · bealstet · belasett · belasstet · belastett · belastte · belasttet · belatset
- belasteten ← bbelasteten · bealsteten · belasetten · belassteten · belasteetn · belastetenn · belastetne · belastetten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belastet" for "belasteten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "belastet" or "belasteten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "belastet" and "belasteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belastet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belasteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,715,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belastet" and "belasteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belastenden vs belasteten". 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 #1,715,222 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.