Which to use
“belegte” is an adjective and “beugte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,290
- “belegte” frequency rank
- #39,841
- “beugte” frequency rank
- 47131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belegte | beugte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beugen |
Where the eye mixes belegte and beugte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between belegte and beugte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belegte is [bəˈleːktə] while beugte is [ˈbɔɪ̯ktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47131, 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]. beugte is at rank #39,841, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɔɪ̯ktə].
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 47131, this pair ranks #1,295,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belegte vs beugte
Shared letters: begt. Private to "belegte": l. Private to "beugte": u.
"belegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "beugte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belegte" for "beugte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "belegte" or "beugte" show up more?
What to do next
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 "beugte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,295,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belegte" and "beugte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beugte vs blühte". 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 #1,295,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.