Which to use
“beleidige” is a verb and “beleidigt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,803
- “beleidige” frequency rank
- #5,148
- “beleidigt” frequency rank
- 50951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beleidige | beleidigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beleidigen | in seinen Gefühlen oder in seiner Ehre verletzt sein durch Worte oder Handlungen von jemand anderem |
Where the eye mixes beleidige and beleidigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. beleidige (CVCVVCVCV) and beleidigt (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses beleidige with beleidigt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beleidige is [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡə] while beleidigt is [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “beleidige” becomes t in “beleidigt”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50951, 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]. beleidigt is at rank #5,148, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪçt].
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 50951, this pair ranks #1,154,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beleidige vs beleidigt
Shared letters: bdegil. Private to "beleidige": -. Private to "beleidigt": t.
"beleidige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "beleidigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beleidige" and "beleidigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beleidige" or "beleidigt"?
What to do next
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 "beleidigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beleidige" and "beleidigt" 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 #1,154,200 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.