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“belegte” and “bereite” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,290
- “belegte” frequency rank
- #15,576
- “bereite” frequency rank
- 22866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belegte | bereite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bereit |
Where the eye mixes belegte and bereite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: belegte vs bereite
A purely visual mix-up. belegte ([bəˈleːktə]) and bereite ([bəˈʁaɪ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22866, 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]. bereite is at rank #15,576, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯tə].
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 22866, this pair ranks #1,868,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belegte vs bereite
Shared letters: bet. Private to "belegte": gl. Private to "bereite": ir.
"belegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bereite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belegte" and "bereite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "belegte" or "bereite" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "belegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bereite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,868,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belegte" and "bereite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bereite vs betrete". 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 #1,868,722 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.