belebtvsbeliebteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,185
“belebt” frequency rank
#8,032
“beliebte” frequency rank
26217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature belebt beliebte
Definition voller Leute, betriebsam Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs beliebt

Where the eye mixes belebt and beliebte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. belebt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against beliebte's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
belebt
8 ch
beliebte

Look-alike desk: belebt vs beliebte

A purely visual mix-up. belebt ([bəˈleːpt]) and beliebte ([bəˈliːptə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26217, 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]. beliebte is at rank #8,032, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptə].

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 26217, this pair ranks #1,821,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of belebt vs beliebte

Shared letters: belt. Private to "belebt": -. Private to "beliebte": i.

"belebt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "beliebte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • belebt ← bbelebt · beelbt · belbet · belebbt · belebtt · beletb · bellebt · bleebt
  • beliebte ← bbeliebte · beilebte · beleibte · belibete · beliebbte · beliebet · beliebtte · belietbe

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "belebt" for "beliebte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈleːpt] versus [bəˈliːptə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "belebt" vs "beliebte" - which ranks higher?
"beliebte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,032 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "belebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beliebte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,821,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "belebt" and "beliebte" 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 #1,821,453 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