Which to use
“befragen” and “betrage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,465
- “befragen” frequency rank
- #38,002
- “betrage” frequency rank
- 50467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befragen | betrage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um mehrere Auskünfte bitten; Fragen an jemanden stellen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betragen |
Where the eye mixes befragen and betrage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. befragen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against betrage's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between befragen and betrage
A purely visual mix-up. befragen ([bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]) and betrage ([bəˈtʁaːɡə]) 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 50467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befragen is recorded at frequency rank #12,465, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]. betrage is at rank #38,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁaːɡə].
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 50467, this pair ranks #1,172,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of befragen vs betrage
Shared letters: abegr. Private to "befragen": fn. Private to "betrage": t.
"befragen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "betrage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befragen" and "betrage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "befragen" or "betrage"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "befragen" and "betrage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "befragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "betrage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,172,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befragen" and "betrage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betrage vs betrete". 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 #1,172,635 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.