Which to use
“belebten” and “belegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,946
- “belebten” frequency rank
- #13,557
- “belegten” frequency rank
- 46503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belebten | belegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belebt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt |
Where the eye mixes belebten and belegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. belebten and belegten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses belebten with belegten
A purely visual mix-up. belebten ([bəˈleːptn̩]) and belegten ([bəˈleːktn̩]) 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 “belebten” becomes g in “belegten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belebten is recorded at frequency rank #32,946, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːptn̩]. belegten is at rank #13,557, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːktn̩].
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 46503, this pair ranks #1,316,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belebten vs belegten
Shared letters: belnt. Private to "belebten": -. Private to "belegten": g.
"belebten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "belegten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belebten" and "belegten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "belebten" or "belegten" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "belebten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,316,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belebten" and "belegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte vs belebten". 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 #1,316,821 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.