Beleg
German, noun/bəˈleːk/
Beleg is spelled B-E-L-E-G (5 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written German, the 9,010th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beleg is a German masculine noun meaning “piece of evidence, a supporting fact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Beweis, ein Nachweis”.
What does Beleg mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepiece of evidence, a supporting fact
- 2
masculinereceipt, voucher
Wir sammeln alle Belege für die Steuererklärung.
- 3
masculinereference
- 4
masculineattestation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Beweis, ein Nachweis 2. etwas Schriftliches, meist im ein (schriftlicher) Nachweis einer Buchung, eines Kaufes oder einer Transaktion 3. eine Textstelle, die eine Bedeutung oder Verwendung eines Wortes belegt 4. ein Sammelbegriff für Briefe, Postkarten und Ganzsachen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Beleg
- Beleges genitive
- Belegs genitive
- Belege plural
- Belegen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beleg?
- /bəˈleːk/
- /bəˈleːç/
- [bəˈleːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Beleg
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Beleg in German?
Beleg appears 7.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).