Which to use
“befördern” and “befördert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,867
- “befördern” frequency rank
- #7,153
- “befördert” frequency rank
- 20020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befördern | befördert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (unter Zuhilfenahme eines Transportmittels) etwas oder jemanden von einem Ort an einen anderen bringen/schaffen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befördern |
Where the eye mixes befördern and befördert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. befördern and befördert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: befördern vs befördert
A purely visual mix-up. befördern ([bəˈfœʁdɐn]) and befördert ([bəˈfœʁdɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “befördern” becomes t in “befördert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befördern is recorded at frequency rank #12,867, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈfœʁdɐn]. befördert is at rank #7,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈfœʁdɐt].
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 20020, this pair ranks #1,902,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befördern vs befördert
Shared letters: bdefrö. Private to "befördern": n. Private to "befördert": t.
"befördern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "befördert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befördern" and "befördert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "befördern" vs "befördert" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "befördern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "befördert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,902,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befördern" and "befördert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befördern vs beordert". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,902,159 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.