Which to use
“bedrängen” and “befragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,747
- “bedrängen” frequency rank
- #12,465
- “befragen” frequency rank
- 56212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedrängen | befragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | drängend bedrücken | um mehrere Auskünfte bitten; Fragen an jemanden stellen |
Where the eye mixes bedrängen and befragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedrängen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against befragen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bedrängen and befragen
A purely visual mix-up. bedrängen ([bəˈdʁɛŋən]) and befragen ([bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedrängen is recorded at frequency rank #43,747, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdʁɛŋən]. befragen is at rank #12,465, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈfʁaːɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56212, this pair ranks #949,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedrängen vs befragen
Shared letters: begnr. Private to "bedrängen": dä. Private to "befragen": af.
"bedrängen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "befragen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- befragen ← bbefragen · befargen · beffragen · befraegn · befragenn · befraggen · befragne · befrgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedrängen" and "befragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bedrängen" or "befragen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedrängen" and "befragen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedrängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "befragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #949,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedrängen" and "befragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedrängen vs befangen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #949,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.