Which to use
“belegten” and “besiegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,557
- “belegten” frequency rank
- #24,266
- “besiegten” frequency rank
- 37823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belegten | besiegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besiegt |
Where the eye mixes belegten and besiegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. belegten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against besiegten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: belegten vs besiegten
A purely visual mix-up. belegten ([bəˈleːktn̩]) and besiegten ([bəˈziːktn̩]) 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 37823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belegten is recorded at frequency rank #13,557, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈleːktn̩]. besiegten is at rank #24,266, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈziːktn̩].
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 37823, this pair ranks #1,580,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belegten vs besiegten
Shared letters: begnt. Private to "belegten": l. Private to "besiegten": is.
"belegten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "besiegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belegten" for "besiegten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "belegten" vs "besiegten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "belegten" and "besiegten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belegten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besiegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,580,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belegten" and "besiegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedienten vs besiegten". 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 #1,580,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.