Which to use
“belohnen” and “belohnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,833
- “belohnen” frequency rank
- #7,876
- “belohnt” frequency rank
- 26709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belohnen | belohnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem für eine gute Handlung etwas geben, das er haben möchte | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs belohnen |
Where the eye mixes belohnen and belohnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. belohnen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against belohnt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: belohnen vs belohnt
A purely visual mix-up. belohnen ([bəˈloːnən]) and belohnt ([bəˈloːnt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belohnen is recorded at frequency rank #18,833, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈloːnən]. belohnt is at rank #7,876, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈloːnt].
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 26709, this pair ranks #1,813,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belohnen vs belohnt
Shared letters: behlno. Private to "belohnen": -. Private to "belohnt": t.
"belohnen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "belohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "belohnen" and "belohnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "belohnen" vs "belohnt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "belohnen" and "belohnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "belohnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "belohnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,813,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belohnen" and "belohnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beiwohnen vs belohnen". 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 #1,813,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.