Which to use
“belieben” is a verb and “beliebte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,042
- “belieben” frequency rank
- #8,032
- “beliebte” frequency rank
- 23074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belieben | beliebte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lust haben, etwas zu tun | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs beliebt |
Where the eye mixes belieben and beliebte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between belieben and beliebte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belieben is [bəˈliːbn̩] while beliebte is [bəˈliːptə]. 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 23074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belieben is recorded at frequency rank #15,042, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈliːbn̩]. beliebte is at rank #8,032, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptə].
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 23074, this pair ranks #1,866,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belieben vs beliebte
Shared letters: beil. Private to "belieben": n. Private to "beliebte": t.
"belieben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "beliebte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "belieben" and "beliebte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "belieben" or "beliebte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "belieben" and "beliebte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,866,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belieben" and "beliebte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte vs beliebte". 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 #1,866,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.