belegen
\bə.ˈleː.ɡŋ̍, bə.ˈleː.ɡən\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | belegen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bə.ˈleː.ɡŋ̍, bə.ˈleː.ɡən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Attester, démontrer, témoigner.
- 2Couvrir, recouvrir.
- 3Étamer un miroir.
- 4Prendre (une place).
- 5S'inscrire (à un cours).
- 6Sanctionner (une infraction avec une peine).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how belegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie verschiedene Studien belegen, gelangen außerdem Pflanzenschutzmittel in die Nahrungskette und sind damit indirekte Verursacher für Bestandsrückgänge bei verschiedenen Feldvogelarten einschließlich der Goldammer.
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.