belangen

/[bəˈlaŋən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,528

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

belangen is aGermanverb. It means: zur Rechenschaft ziehen Pronounced [bəˈlaŋən]. Often confused with belegen and belogen.

Key facts for belangen
PropertyValue
Headwordbelangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈlaŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,528
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for belangen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈlaŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,528 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 belangen, with forms such as "bbelangen", "bealngen", and "belagnen". 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 20 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 belangen, spelled B-E-L-A-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Rechenschaft ziehen
  2. 2
    heute nur in einigen oberdeutschen Dialekten, meistens als [bəˈlaŋə]/[bˈlaŋə]/[pˈlaŋə]: mit Sehnsucht warten. Vergleiche: „es verlangt mich“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbelangen,bealngen,belagnen,belanegn,belangenn,belanggen,belangne,belanngen,bellangen,belnagen,bleangen,eblangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for belangen

Misspelling Variants of "belangen"

bbelangen9bealngen8belagnen8belanegn8belangenn9belanggen9belangne8belanngen9
Misspelling Variants of "belangen"

Frequency rank: #17,528 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "belangen"?
"belangen" is spelled B-E-L-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈlaŋən].
What does "belangen" mean?
As a verb, "belangen" means: zur Rechenschaft ziehen
What words are commonly confused with "belangen"?
"belangen" 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 "belangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belangen" is [bəˈlaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belangen" come from?
"belangen" 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.