belegt

[bəˈleːkt]

/[bəˈleːkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“belegt” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,756 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#2,756
frequency rank, German
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas ist mit einem Belag versehen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

belegt vs belt
67% similar
belegt vs betet
67% similar
belegt vs beugt
67% similar

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

Key facts for belegt
PropertyValue
Headwordbelegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈleːkt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,756
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “belegt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). belegt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for belegt is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈleːkt]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,756 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for belegt, with forms such as "bbelegt", "beelgt", and "beleggt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "belt", "betet", "beugt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is belegt, spelled B-E-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas ist mit einem Belag versehen
  2. 2
    nicht klangrein, etwas heiser
  3. 3
    ein Beleg, Nachweis ist vorhanden, belegbar
  4. 4
    jemand oder etwas ist besetzt, nicht verfügbar, nicht ansprechbar; etwas (Stuhl, Platz) ist mit einem Gegenstand versehen und damit kenntlich gemacht worden, dass jemand hier bereits Platz genommen hat, im Moment aber den Platz nicht nutzt; eine Nachrichtenverbindung wird bereits genutzt, ein Termin ist besetzt, ausgebucht, nicht verfügbar

Synonyms

bedecktdumpfheiserklangloskrächzendmattstockheiserbeglaubigtbeweiskräftigbewiesenbezeugtdokumentarischerwiesenfestgehaltenfestgestelltnachgewiesengewährleistetgewissunleugbarverbürgtzuverlässigausgebuchtausverkauftbesetztrammelvollrappelvollreserviertüberbelegtüberbesetztüberfülltüberlaufenvergebenvollvollbesetztvollgestopftvorbestelltvorgemerkt

Antonyms

nachgewiesenunbelegtbelegbarunbelegbarfreiunbesetzt

This word in other languages

seized(English)ocupado(Español)occupé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbelegt,beelgt,beleggt,belegtt,beletg,belget,bellegt,bleegt,eblegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of belegt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbelegt1beelgt2beleggt1belegtt1beletg2belget2bellegt1bleegt2
Edit distance from "belegt"

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 "belegt"?
"belegt" is spelled B-E-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈleːkt].
What does "belegt" mean?
As an adjective, "belegt" means: etwas ist mit einem Belag versehen
What words are commonly confused with "belegt"?
"belegt" is commonly confused with "belt", "betet", "beugt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "belegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belegt" is [bəˈleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belegt" come from?
"belegt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “belegt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-L-E-G-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈleːkt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “belt” - see the side-by-side comparison. belegt vs belt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list