belästigen
\bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩\
The verdict
“belästigen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gêner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-belastigen · belästigen · French
belästigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | belästigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « belästigen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
belästigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈlɛstɪɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
belästigen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is belästigen, spelled B-E-L-Ä-S-T-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gêner.
- 2Harceler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how belästigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Motorradfahrer knattern am Wochenende gern durch die Landschaft, die Anwohner fühlen sich jedoch vom Lärm belästigt.
Der Minister musste zurücktreten, weil er mehrere seiner Mitarbeiterinnen belästigt hatte.
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.