Which to use
“befragte” and “befragten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,435
- “befragte” frequency rank
- #7,289
- “befragten” frequency rank
- 30724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befragte | befragten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befragt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befragt |
Where the eye mixes befragte and befragten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: befragte vs befragten
A purely visual mix-up. befragte ([bəˈfʁaːktə]) and befragten ([bəˈfʁaːktn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “befragte” sits inside “befragten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befragte is recorded at frequency rank #23,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁaːktə]. befragten is at rank #7,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁaːktn̩].
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 30724, this pair ranks #1,742,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befragte vs befragten
Shared letters: abefgrt. Private to "befragte": -. Private to "befragten": n.
"befragte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "befragten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "befragte" and "befragten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "befragte" or "befragten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "befragte" and "befragten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "befragte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "befragten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,742,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befragte" and "befragten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befragte vs betrage". 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 #1,742,309 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.