belasten
\bəˈlastn̩\
The verdict
“belasten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Charger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-belasten · belasten · French
belasten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | belasten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈlastn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « belasten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
belasten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈlastn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for belasten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is belasten, spelled B-E-L-A-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Charger.
- 2Inculper, incriminer, porter une charge d’accusation.
- 3Avoir ou gérer un effet nocif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how belasten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei einer Vorladung bei James hatte Trump vor wenigen Wochen die Aussage verweigert. Er berief sich auf den fünften Verfassungszusatz – das Recht, sich nicht selbst zu belasten.
Ein wichtiges Argument für die freie Fahrt: Ein Auto erreicht sein Ziel später, wenn es langsamer fährt. (...) Andererseits: Wer schneller fährt, der belastet die Umwelt.
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.