belegte

[bəˈleːktə]

/[bəˈleːktə]/ adj

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The verdict

“belegte” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,290 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#7,290
frequency rank, German
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

belegte vs bewegt
71% similar
belegte vs bewege
71% similar
belegte vs betete
71% similar

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

Key facts for belegte
PropertyValue
Headwordbelegte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈleːktə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,290
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “belegte” 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). belegte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for belegte is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈleːktə]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,290 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for belegte, with forms such as "bbelegte", "beelgte", and "beleget". 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, "bewegt", "bewege", "betete", 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 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 belegte, spelled B-E-L-E-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbelegte,beelgte,beleget,beleggte,belegtte,beletge,belgete,bellegte,bleegte,eblegte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of belegte - 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.

bbelegte1beelgte2beleget2beleggte1belegtte1beletge2belgete2bellegte1
Edit distance from "belegte"

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 "belegte"?
"belegte" is spelled B-E-L-E-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈleːktə].
What does "belegte" mean?
As an adjective, "belegte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs belegt
What words are commonly confused with "belegte"?
"belegte" is commonly confused with "bewegt", "bewege", "betete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "belegte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belegte" is [bəˈleːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belegte" come from?
"belegte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “belegte”

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

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