Which to use
“belebte” and “belegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,802
- “belebte” frequency rank
- #7,290
- “belegte” frequency rank
- 53092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belebte | belegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belebt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt |
Where the eye mixes belebte and belegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between belebte and belegte
A purely visual mix-up. belebte ([bəˈleːptə]) 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 a single letter - b in “belebte” becomes g in “belegte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53092, 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]. 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 53092, this pair ranks #1,071,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belebte vs belegte
Shared letters: belt. Private to "belebte": -. Private to "belegte": g.
"belebte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "belegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belebte" for "belegte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "belebte" vs "belegte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "belebte" and "belegte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belebte" 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 #1,071,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belebte" and "belegte" 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 #1,071,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.