belagern

/[bəˈlaːɡɐn]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,801

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

belagern is aGermanverb. It means: eine militärische Taktik anwenden, bei der eine feindliche Stellung umschlossen wird, um ihren Nachschub abzuschneiden Pronounced [bəˈlaːɡɐn]. Often confused with belegen and belogen.

Key facts for belagern
PropertyValue
Headwordbelagern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈlaːɡɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,801
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of belagern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for belagern is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈlaːɡɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,801 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for belagern, with forms such as "bbelagern", "bealgern", and "belaegrn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "belegen", "belogen", "besagen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is belagern, spelled B-E-L-A-G-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine militärische Taktik anwenden, bei der eine feindliche Stellung umschlossen wird, um ihren Nachschub abzuschneiden
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemanden ausdauernd umringen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbelagern,bealgern,belaegrn,belagenr,belagernn,belagerrn,belaggern,belagren,belgaern,bellagern,bleagern,eblagern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for belagern

Misspelling Variants of "belagern"

bbelagern9bealgern8belaegrn8belagenr8belagernn9belagerrn9belaggern9belagren8
Misspelling Variants of "belagern"

Frequency rank: #45,801 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "belagern"?
"belagern" is spelled B-E-L-A-G-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈlaːɡɐn].
What does "belagern" mean?
As a verb, "belagern" means: eine militärische Taktik anwenden, bei der eine feindliche Stellung umschlossen wird, um ihren Nachschub abzuschneiden
What words are commonly confused with "belagern"?
"belagern" is commonly confused with "belegen", "belogen", "besagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "belagern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belagern" is [bəˈlaːɡɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belagern" come from?
"belagern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.