Which to use
“Belästigung” and “Belustigung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,307
- “Belästigung” frequency rank
- #46,514
- “Belustigung” frequency rank
- 61821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Belästigung | Belustigung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nachhaltiges Einwirken auf Personen, was als unangenehm empfunden wird | die Handlung, bei jemandem für gute Laune zu sorgen |
Where the eye mixes Belästigung and Belustigung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Belästigung and Belustigung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Belästigung with Belustigung
A purely visual mix-up. Belästigung ([bəˈlɛstɪɡʊŋ]) and Belustigung ([bəˈlʊstɪɡʊŋ]) 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 a single letter - ä in “Belästigung” becomes u in “Belustigung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Belästigung is recorded at frequency rank #15,307, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈlɛstɪɡʊŋ]. Belustigung is at rank #46,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈlʊstɪɡʊŋ].
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 61821, this pair ranks #735,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Belästigung vs Belustigung
Shared letters: begilnstu. Private to "Belästigung": ä. Private to "Belustigung": -.
"Belästigung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC · "Belustigung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Belustigung ← bbelustigung · bellustigung · belsutigung · belusitgung · belusstigung · belustgiung · belustiggung · belustignug
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Belästigung" and "Belustigung" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Belästigung" or "Belustigung" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Belästigung" and "Belustigung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Belästigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Belustigung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #735,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Belästigung" and "Belustigung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Befestigung vs Belustigung". 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 #735,390 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.