belebtvsbelegteConfusable pair

Which to use

“belebt” and “belegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,185
“belebt” frequency rank
#7,290
“belegte” frequency rank
25475
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature belebt belegte
Definition voller Leute, betriebsam Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt

Where the eye mixes belebt and belegte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. belebt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against belegte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
belebt
7 ch
belegte

Visual trap between belebt and belegte

A purely visual mix-up. belebt ([bəˈleːpt]) and belegte ([bəˈleːktə]) 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 25475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

belebt is recorded at frequency rank #18,185, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːpt]. belegte is at rank #7,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːktə].

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 25475, this pair ranks #1,832,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of belebt vs belegte

Shared letters: belt. Private to "belebt": -. Private to "belegte": g.

"belebt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "belegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • belebt ← bbelebt · beelbt · belbet · belebbt · belebtt · beletb · bellebt · bleebt
  • belegte ← bbelegte · beelgte · beleget · beleggte · belegtte · beletge · belgete · bellegte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "belebt" and "belegte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈleːpt] versus [bəˈleːktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "belebt" or "belegte"?
"belegte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,290 in our German list, against #18,185 for "belebt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "belebt" and "belegte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "belebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "belegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,832,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "belebt" and "belegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs belebt". 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 #1,832,714 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list