Which to use
“befragt” and “berät” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,029
- “befragt” frequency rank
- #11,824
- “berät” frequency rank
- 19853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befragt | berät |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befragen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beraten |
Where the eye mixes befragt and berät
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between befragt and berät
A purely visual mix-up. befragt ([bəˈfʁaːkt]) and berät ([bəˈʁɛːt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befragt is recorded at frequency rank #8,029, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈfʁaːkt]. berät is at rank #11,824, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁɛːt].
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 19853, this pair ranks #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befragt vs berät
Shared letters: bert. Private to "befragt": afg. Private to "berät": ä.
"befragt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "berät" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- befragt ← bbefragt · befargt · beffragt · befraggt · befragtt · befratg · befrgat · befrragt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befragt" and "berät" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "befragt" vs "berät" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "befragt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berät" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befragt" and "berät" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beirats vs berät". 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 #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.