Which to use
“beleidigst” is a verb and “beleidigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,162
- “beleidigst” frequency rank
- #34,002
- “beleidigte” frequency rank
- 79164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beleidigst | beleidigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beleidigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beleidigt |
Where the eye mixes beleidigst and beleidigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beleidigst (CVCVVCVCCC) and beleidigte (CVCVVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses beleidigst with beleidigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beleidigst is [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪçst] while beleidigte is [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪçtə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beleidigst is recorded at frequency rank #45,162, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪçst]. beleidigte is at rank #34,002, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaɪ̯dɪçtə].
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 79164, this pair ranks #222,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beleidigst vs beleidigte
Shared letters: bdegilt. Private to "beleidigst": s. Private to "beleidigte": -.
"beleidigst" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCC · "beleidigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beleidigst ← bbeleidigst · beelidigst · belediigst · beleiddigst · beleidgist · beleidiggst · beleidigsst · beleidigstt
- beleidigte ← bbeleidigte · beelidigte · belediigte · beleiddigte · beleidgite · beleidiget · beleidiggte · beleidigtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beleidigst" and "beleidigte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "beleidigst" or "beleidigte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beleidigst" and "beleidigte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beleidigst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beleidigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beleidigst" and "beleidigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beleidige vs beleidigst". 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 #222,464 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.