Which to use
“belohnt” is a verb and “betont” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,876
- “belohnt” frequency rank
- #3,300
- “betont” frequency rank
- 11176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | belohnt | betont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs belohnen | auffallend, nachdrücklich |
Where the eye mixes belohnt and betont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. belohnt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against betont's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses belohnt with betont
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: belohnt is [bəˈloːnt] while betont is [bəˈtoːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
belohnt is recorded at frequency rank #7,876, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈloːnt]. betont is at rank #3,300, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈtoːnt].
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 11176, this pair ranks #1,971,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of belohnt vs betont
Shared letters: benot. Private to "belohnt": hl. Private to "betont": -.
"belohnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "betont" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "belohnt" for "betont" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "belohnt" or "betont" show up more?
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 "belohnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "belohnt" and "betont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Betone vs betont". 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 #1,971,285 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.