# befand vs behind

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### befand
*verb · IPA [bəˈfant] · frequency rank #3,640*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs befinden

### behind
*adverb · IPA [bɪˈhaɪnd] · frequency rank #24,635*
hinten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/befand-vs-behind