Which to use
“belegte” is an adjective and “bewerte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,290
- “belegte” frequency rank
- #32,955
- “bewerte” frequency rank
- 40245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belegte | bewerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewerten |
Where the eye mixes belegte and bewerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: belegte vs bewerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belegte is [bəˈleːktə] while bewerte is [bəˈveːɐ̯tə]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40245, 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]. bewerte is at rank #32,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tə].
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 40245, this pair ranks #1,514,016 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of belegte vs bewerte
Shared letters: bet. Private to "belegte": gl. Private to "bewerte": rw.
"belegte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bewerte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belegte" and "bewerte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "belegte" or "bewerte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "belegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,514,016 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belegte" and "bewerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte vs bewerte". 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 #1,514,016 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.