Which to use
“belegte” and “beliebte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,290
- “belegte” frequency rank
- #8,032
- “beliebte” frequency rank
- 15322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belegte | beliebte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs beliebt |
Where the eye mixes belegte and beliebte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses belegte with beliebte
A purely visual mix-up. belegte ([bəˈleːktə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belegte is recorded at frequency rank #7,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːktə]. 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 15322, this pair ranks #1,944,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belegte vs beliebte
Shared letters: belt. Private to "belegte": g. Private to "beliebte": i.
"belegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "beliebte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belegte" for "beliebte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "belegte" or "beliebte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "belegte" and "beliebte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belegte" 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 #1,944,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belegte" and "beliebte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte vs beliebte". 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 #1,944,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.