Which to use
“befinde” is a verb and “Befunde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,572
- “befinde” frequency rank
- #17,822
- “Befunde” frequency rank
- 33394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befinde | Befunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befinden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Befund |
Where the eye mixes befinde and Befunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: befinde vs Befunde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: befinde is [bəˈfɪndə] while Befunde is [bəˈfʊndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “befinde” becomes u in “Befunde”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befinde is recorded at frequency rank #15,572, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈfɪndə]. Befunde is at rank #17,822, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfʊndə].
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 33394, this pair ranks #1,686,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befinde vs Befunde
Shared letters: bdefn. Private to "befinde": i. Private to "Befunde": u.
"befinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Befunde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "befinde" for "Befunde" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "befinde" or "Befunde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "befinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Befunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,686,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befinde" and "Befunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befinde vs befindest". 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 #1,686,880 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.