Belesenheit
[bəˈleːzn̩haɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Belesenheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, viel gelesen zu haben/belesen zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-belesenheit · Belesenheit · German
Belesenheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Belesenheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈleːzn̩haɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Belesenheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Belesenheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈleːzn̩haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, viel gelesen zu haben/belesen zu sein".
No misspelling variants are generated for Belesenheit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Belesenheit, spelled B-E-L-E-S-E-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, viel gelesen zu haben/belesen zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Belesenheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eduard Engel, ein Mann von außerordentlicher Belesenheit, der die gesamte Weltlitertur kannte, zitiert gern und ausgiebig daraus.“
„Sehr überrascht war ich von seiner ungeheuren Belesenheit, vor allem aber waren es die seltene Frische und Lebendigkeit seiner Phantasie, die mich interessierten und anregten.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.