Belastung

[bəˈlastʊŋ]

/[bəˈlastʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Belastung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,328
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Beanspruchung, die Schaden verursachen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-belastung · Belastung · German

Belastung · rank #4,328 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,328
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beider

Nearest frequency peer: beider (-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 „Belastung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Belastung“ 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).

Belastung vs Beratung
78% similar
Belastung vs Belüftung
78% similar
Belastung vs Belastungen
82% similar

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

Key facts for Belastung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBelastung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈlastʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,328
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Belastung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Belastungliegt 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: „beider“ (#4,327), „berührt“ (#4,329), „beeinflussen“ (#4,326). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Belastung“ bei #4,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Belastung (IPA [bəˈlastʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,328 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 Belastung, with forms such as "bbelastung", "bealstung", and "belasstung". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Beratung", "Belüftung", "Belastungen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Belastung, spelled B-E-L-A-S-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Beanspruchung, die Schaden verursachen kann
  2. 2
    finanzielle Anforderung, Auflage

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein schwerer Sack ist eine Belastung für mich.
  2. „Doch jetzt war der fremde Schüler offenbar zu einer Belastung für ihn geworden.“

Synonyms

AnschuldigungBeanspruchungBeeinträchtigungBeladungBeschuldigungBeschwerungLastStörungTrübungAufbürdungBürdeInanspruchnahmeVerpflichtung

Antonyms

Entlastung

This word in other languages

strain(English)carga(Español)charge(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelastung
  • bealstung
  • belasstung
  • belastnug
  • belasttung
  • belastugn
  • belastungg
  • belastunng
  • belasutng
  • belatsung
  • bellastung
  • belsatung
  • bleastung
  • eblastung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Belastung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbelastung1bealstung2belasstung1belastnug2belasttung1belastugn2belastungg1belastunng1
Edit distance from "Belastung"

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 "Belastung"?
"Belastung" is spelled B-E-L-A-S-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈlastʊŋ].
What does "Belastung" mean?
As a noun, "Belastung" means: eine Beanspruchung, die Schaden verursachen kann
What words are commonly confused with "Belastung"?
"Belastung" is commonly confused with "Beratung", "Belüftung", "Belastungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Belastung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Belastung" is [bəˈlastʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Belastung" come from?
"Belastung" 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 "Belastung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ansprüche#4,324derselben#4,336Elisabeth#4,340Erziehung#4,343

Similar misspelling depth

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

Eigentümer14 variantsErkenntnis14 variantsverhaftet14 variantsgefährdet14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list