belassen

[bəˈlasn̩]

/[bəˈlasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“belassen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,031
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas unangetastet, unverändert lassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-belassen · belassen · German

belassen · rank #12,031 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,031
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH befindliche

Nearest frequency peer: befindliche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „belassen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „belassen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

belassen vs blasen
75% similar
belassen vs blassen
88% similar
belassen vs belässt
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for belassen
PropertyValue
Headwordbelassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈlasn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,031
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „belassen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).belassenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „befindliche“ (#12,030), „belgischen“ (#12,032), „Bautzen“ (#12,029). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „belassen“ bei #12,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around belassen (IPA [bəˈlasn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,031 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas unangetastet, unverändert lassen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for belassen, with forms such as "bbelassen", "bealssen", and "belasen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "blasen", "blassen", "belässt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is belassen, spelled B-E-L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas unangetastet, unverändert lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how belassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. »Nehmen Sie dem Mann sofort die Fesseln ab«, befahl Herr von Granville streng. »Solange Sie keinen Befehl von mir erhalten, diesen Mann von neuem zu verhaften, ist er in Freiheit zu belassen.
  2. Ich kenne Sie so lange Zeit und habe Sie jederzeit als einen Kavalier und Mann von Ehre befunden. Und dabei, denk ich, belassen wir's.

Synonyms

bewahrenunterlassen

Antonyms

verändern

This word in other languages

leave(English)dejar(Español)laisser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelassen
  • bealssen
  • belasen
  • belasesn
  • belassenn
  • belassne
  • belaßen
  • bellassen
  • belsasen
  • bleassen
  • eblassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of belassen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbelassen1bealssen2belasen1belasesn2belassenn1belassne2belaßen2bellassen1
Edit distance from "belassen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "belassen"?
"belassen" is spelled B-E-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈlasn̩].
What does "belassen" mean?
As a verb, "belassen" means: etwas unangetastet, unverändert lassen
What words are commonly confused with "belassen"?
"belassen" is commonly confused with "blasen", "blassen", "belässt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "belassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belassen" is [bəˈlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belassen" come from?
"belassen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "belassen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

besorgte#12,036Algerien#12,019ablenken#12,014einfällt#12,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Bangkok11 variantsDesktop11 variantsdichten11 variantseinfügen11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list