Beleg

[bəˈleːk]

/[bəˈleːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beleg” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,990
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Beweis, ein Nachweis

Corpus desk

Index DE-beleg · Beleg · German

Beleg · rank #8,990 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,990
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bedenkt

Nearest frequency peer: bedenkt (-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 „Beleg“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Beleg“ 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).

Beleg vs Berg
60% similar
Beleg vs Blog
60% similar
Beleg vs bell
40% similar

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

Key facts for Beleg
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeleg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈleːk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,990
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Beleg“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Belegliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bedenkt“ (#8,989), „besitze“ (#8,991), „basteln“ (#8,988). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beleg“ bei #8,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Beleg (IPA [bəˈleːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,990 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beleg, with forms such as "bbeleg", "beelg", and "belegg". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Berg", "Blog", "bell", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Beleg, spelled B-E-L-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Beweis, ein Nachweis
  2. 2
    etwas Schriftliches, meist im ein (schriftlicher) Nachweis einer Buchung, eines Kaufes oder einer Transaktion
  3. 3
    eine Textstelle, die eine Bedeutung oder Verwendung eines Wortes belegt
  4. 4
    ein Sammelbegriff für Briefe, Postkarten und Ganzsachen
  5. 5
    ein experimenteller Befund, der eine theoretische Vorhersage bestätigt
  6. 6
    Fundstück

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Beleg dafür, dass wir wirklich in Hannover waren, habe ich die Fahrkarte aufgehoben.
  2. „Als Beleg für den niederen Geschmack der Deutschen, die lesenswerte Literatur nicht hervorzubringen vermöchten, nahm er die zunehmende Popularität Shakespeares.“

Synonyms

BeweisNachweisAuszugBescheinigungBonQuittungBestätigungReferenzZeugnisErklärungErweisFundgegenstand

This word in other languages

evidence(English)evidencia(Español)document(Français)recibo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeleg
  • beelg
  • belegg
  • belge
  • belleg
  • bleeg
  • ebleg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeleg1beelg2belegg1belge2belleg1bleeg2ebleg2
Edit distance from "Beleg"

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 "Beleg"?
"Beleg" is spelled B-E-L-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈleːk].
What does "Beleg" mean?
As a noun, "Beleg" means: ein Beweis, ein Nachweis
What words are commonly confused with "Beleg"?
"Beleg" is commonly confused with "Berg", "Blog", "bell". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Beleg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beleg" is [bəˈleːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beleg" come from?
"Beleg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chefs#8,998Wolff#8,974Eugen#9,018Tesla#8,956

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

erkenne7 variantssouth7 variantsgeübt7 variantsSalon7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list