Which to use
“beleidigen” is a verb and “beleidigende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,517
- “beleidigen” frequency rank
- #43,053
- “beleidigende” frequency rank
- 51570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beleidigen | beleidigende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden in seiner Ehre oder Würde durch Worte oder Taten verletzen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beleidigend |
Where the eye mixes beleidigen and beleidigende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. beleidigen runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCVC) against beleidigende's 12 (CVCVVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beleidigen and beleidigende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beleidigen is [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡn̩] while beleidigende is [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡn̩də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beleidigen” sits inside “beleidigende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beleidigen is recorded at frequency rank #8,517, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡn̩]. beleidigende is at rank #43,053, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪɡn̩də].
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 51570, this pair ranks #1,130,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beleidigen vs beleidigende
Shared letters: bdegiln. Private to "beleidigen": -. Private to "beleidigende": -.
"beleidigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "beleidigende" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beleidigen ← bbeleidigen · beelidigen · belediigen · beleiddigen · beleidgien · beleidiegn · beleidigenn · beleidiggen
- beleidigende ← bbeleidigende · beelidigende · belediigende · beleiddigende · beleidgiende · beleidiegnde · beleidigedne · beleidigendde
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beleidigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beleidigende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,130,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beleidigen" and "beleidigende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beleidigend vs beleidigende". 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 #1,130,394 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.