Which to use
“befragen” and “betrogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,465
- “befragen” frequency rank
- #11,192
- “betrogen” frequency rank
- 23657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befragen | betrogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um mehrere Auskünfte bitten; Fragen an jemanden stellen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs betrügen |
Where the eye mixes befragen and betrogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. befragen and betrogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: befragen vs betrogen
A purely visual mix-up. befragen ([bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]) and betrogen ([bəˈtʁoːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23657, 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]. betrogen is at rank #11,192, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈtʁoːɡn̩].
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 23657, this pair ranks #1,858,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befragen vs betrogen
Shared letters: begnr. Private to "befragen": af. Private to "betrogen": ot.
"befragen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "betrogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "befragen" for "betrogen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "befragen" and "betrogen" 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 "betrogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,858,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befragen" and "betrogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befragen vs Betrages". 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 #1,858,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.