Which to use
“beleidige” and “beleidigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,803
- “beleidige” frequency rank
- #8,517
- “beleidigen” frequency rank
- 54320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beleidige | beleidigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beleidigen | jemanden in seiner Ehre oder Würde durch Worte oder Taten verletzen |
Where the eye mixes beleidige and beleidigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beleidige runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against beleidigen's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beleidige with beleidigen
A purely visual mix-up. beleidige ([bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡə]) and beleidigen ([bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “beleidige” sits inside “beleidigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beleidige is recorded at frequency rank #45,803, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡə]. beleidigen is at rank #8,517, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡn̩].
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 54320, this pair ranks #1,023,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beleidige vs beleidigen
Shared letters: bdegil. Private to "beleidige": -. Private to "beleidigen": n.
"beleidige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "beleidigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beleidige ← bbeleidige · beelidige · belediige · beleiddige · beleidgie · beleidieg · beleidigge · beleiidge
- beleidigen ← bbeleidigen · beelidigen · belediigen · beleiddigen · beleidgien · beleidiegn · beleidigenn · beleidiggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beleidige" and "beleidigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beleidige" or "beleidigen" 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 "beleidige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beleidigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,023,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beleidige" and "beleidigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beleidige vs beteilige". 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 #1,023,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.