belästigen

/[bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,929

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

belästigen is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden aktiv stören und bei demjenigen ein Unwohlsein erzeugen Pronounced [bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩]. Often confused with belästigt and betätigen.

Key facts for belästigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbelästigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,929
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for belästigen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,929 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemanden aktiv stören und bei demjenigen ein Unwohlsein erzeugen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for belästigen, with forms such as "bbelästigen", "bellästigen", and "belsätigen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "belästigt", "betätigen", "bewältigen", 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 belästigen, spelled B-E-L-Ä-S-T-I-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
    jemanden aktiv stören und bei demjenigen ein Unwohlsein erzeugen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbelästigen,bellästigen,belsätigen,beläsitgen,belässtigen,belästgien,belästiegn,belästigenn,belästiggen,belästigne,belästtigen,belätsigen,beälstigen,bleästigen,eblästigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for belästigen

Misspelling Variants of "belästigen"

bbelästigen11bellästigen11belsätigen10beläsitgen10belässtigen11belästgien10belästiegn10belästigenn11
Misspelling Variants of "belästigen"

Frequency rank: #16,929 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "belästigen"?
"belästigen" is spelled B-E-L-Ä-S-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩].
What does "belästigen" mean?
As a verb, "belästigen" means: jemanden aktiv stören und bei demjenigen ein Unwohlsein erzeugen
What words are commonly confused with "belästigen"?
"belästigen" is commonly confused with "belästigt", "betätigen", "bewältigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "belästigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belästigen" is [bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belästigen" come from?
"belästigen" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.