belastend

[bəˈlastn̩t]

/[bəˈlastn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“belastend” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,066
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine körperliche, seelische oder finanzielle Belastung hervorrufend

Corpus desk

Index DE-belastend · belastend · German

belastend · rank #25,066 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,066
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bekundet

Nearest frequency peer: bekundet (-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 „belastend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „belastend“ 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).

belastend vs belastet
78% similar
belastend vs beratend
78% similar
belastend vs Belastung
67% similar

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

Key facts for belastend
PropertyValue
Headwordbelastend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈlastn̩t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,066
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „belastend“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bekundet“ (#25,065), „bemerkten“ (#25,067), „beizutreten“ (#25,064). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „belastend“ bei #25,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around belastend (IPA [bəˈlastn̩t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,066 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for belastend, with forms such as "bbelastend", "bealstend", and "belasetnd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "belastet", "beratend", "Belastung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is belastend, spelled B-E-L-A-S-T-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine körperliche, seelische oder finanzielle Belastung hervorrufend
  2. 2
    eine kriminelle Handlung vorwerfend, als Schuldbeweis dienend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der berufliche Druck ist sehr belastend.
  2. Für viele Mütter und Väter ist es in der Tat belastend, wenn ihr Kind nicht gut in der Schule ist.

Synonyms

anstrengendbedrückenddeprimierendentmutigendlähmendnervigniederdrückendniederschmetterndstörendverdrießlichanschuldigendbeschuldigendinkriminierend

Antonyms

entlastend

This word in other languages

annoying(English)molesto(Español)accablant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelastend
  • bealstend
  • belasetnd
  • belasstend
  • belastedn
  • belastendd
  • belastennd
  • belastned
  • belasttend
  • belatsend
  • bellastend
  • belsatend
  • bleastend
  • eblastend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of belastend - 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.

bbelastend1bealstend2belasetnd2belasstend1belastedn2belastendd1belastennd1belastned2
Edit distance from "belastend"

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 "belastend"?
"belastend" is spelled B-E-L-A-S-T-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈlastn̩t].
What does "belastend" mean?
As an adjective, "belastend" means: eine körperliche, seelische oder finanzielle Belastung hervorrufend
What words are commonly confused with "belastend"?
"belastend" is commonly confused with "belastet", "beratend", "Belastung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "belastend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belastend" is [bəˈlastn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belastend" come from?
"belastend" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bemerkten#25,067beweglich#25,071bewertete#25,072bezogenen#25,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Bitterfeld14 variantsbayrische14 variantsbayerisch14 variantsChroniken14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list