Which to use
“Beleg” is a noun and “bello” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,990
- “Beleg” frequency rank
- #37,998
- “bello” frequency rank
- 46988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beleg | bello |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Beweis, ein Nachweis | ein gutes Aussehen habend; schön, hübsch |
Where the eye mixes Beleg and bello
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Beleg (CVCVC) and bello (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Beleg vs bello
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Beleg is [bəˈleːk] while bello is [ˈbɛllo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beleg is recorded at frequency rank #8,990, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈleːk]. bello is at rank #37,998, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɛllo].
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 46988, this pair ranks #1,300,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Beleg vs bello
Shared letters: bel. Private to "Beleg": g. Private to "bello": o.
"Beleg" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bello" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Beleg" and "bello" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Beleg" or "bello"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beleg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bello" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,300,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beleg" and "bello" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bello vs bills". 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 #1,300,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.