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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "belebt" and "belegte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "belebt" or "belegte"?
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.