belegen

\bə.ˈleː.ɡŋ̍, bə.ˈleː.ɡən\

/\bə.ˈleː.ɡŋ̍, bə.ˈleː.ɡən\/ verb

The verdict

“belegen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attester, démontrer, témoigner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-belegen · belegen · French

belegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for belegen
PropertyValue
Headwordbelegen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bə.ˈleː.ɡŋ̍, bə.ˈleː.ɡən\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « belegen » en français

belegenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

belegen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bə.ˈleː.ɡŋ̍, bə.ˈleː.ɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for belegen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is belegen, spelled B-E-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attester, démontrer, témoigner.
  2. 2
    Couvrir, recouvrir.
  3. 3
    Étamer un miroir.
  4. 4
    Prendre (une place).
  5. 5
    S'inscrire (à un cours).
  6. 6
    Sanctionner (une infraction avec une peine).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how belegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wie verschiedene Studien belegen, gelangen außerdem Pflanzenschutzmittel in die Nahrungskette und sind damit indirekte Verursacher für Bestandsrückgänge bei verschiedenen Feldvogelarten einschließlich der Goldammer.
  2. Kohletabletten sollen (bei Durchfall) die Beschwerden ebenfalls lindern. Sie werden vor der Einnahme in Wasser aufgelöst. Es liegen allerdings keine aussagekräftigen Studien vor, die den Nutzen und Schaden dieser Behandlungsmöglichkeiten ausreichend belegen.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "belegen"?
"belegen" is spelled B-E-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bə.ˈleː.ɡŋ̍, bə.ˈleː.ɡən\.
What does "belegen" mean?
As a verb, "belegen" means: Attester, démontrer, témoigner.
How do you pronounce "belegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belegen" is \bə.ˈleː.ɡŋ̍, bə.ˈleː.ɡən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belegen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list