belebtevsBelegeConfusable pair

Quick tell: belebte is a adjective, Belege is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“belebte” is an adjective and “Belege” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,802
“belebte” frequency rank
#6,768
“Belege” frequency rank
52570
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature belebte Belege
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belebt Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Beleg

Where the eye mixes belebte and Belege

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

7 ch
belebte
6 ch
Belege

Visual trap between belebte and Belege

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belebte is [bəˈleːptə] while Belege is [bəˈleːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

belebte is recorded at frequency rank #45,802, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːptə]. Belege is at rank #6,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈleːɡə].

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 52570, this pair ranks #1,091,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of belebte vs Belege

Shared letters: bel. Private to "belebte": t. Private to "Belege": g.

"belebte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "Belege" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • belebte ← bbelebte · beelbte · belbete · belebbte · belebet · belebtte · beletbe · bellebte
  • Belege ← bbelege · beelge · beleeg · belegge · belgee · bellege · bleege · eblege

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "belebte" for "Belege" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "belebte" is an adjective and "Belege" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "belebte" or "Belege"?
"Belege" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,768 in our German list, against #45,802 for "belebte". 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 "belebte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Belege" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,091,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "belebte" and "Belege" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs belebte". 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 #1,091,649 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