Which to use
“befasste” and “befassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,899
- “befasste” frequency rank
- #33,463
- “befassten” frequency rank
- 55362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befasste | befassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befasst |
Where the eye mixes befasste and befassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between befasste and befassten
A purely visual mix-up. befasste ([bəˈfastə]) and befassten ([bəˈfastn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “befasste” sits inside “befassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befasste is recorded at frequency rank #21,899, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfastə]. befassten is at rank #33,463, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfastn̩].
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 55362, this pair ranks #982,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of befasste vs befassten
Shared letters: abefst. Private to "befasste": -. Private to "befassten": n.
"befasste" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "befassten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befasste" and "befassten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "befasste" or "befassten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "befasste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "befassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #982,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befasste" and "befassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befasste vs belässt". 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 #982,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.