Which to use
“befragte” and “beklagte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,435
- “befragte” frequency rank
- #10,242
- “beklagte” frequency rank
- 33677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befragte | beklagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befragt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beklagt |
Where the eye mixes befragte and beklagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. befragte and beklagte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between befragte and beklagte
A purely visual mix-up. befragte ([bəˈfʁaːktə]) and beklagte ([bəˈklaːktə]) 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 33677, 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]. beklagte is at rank #10,242, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈklaːktə].
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 33677, this pair ranks #1,680,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befragte vs beklagte
Shared letters: abegt. Private to "befragte": fr. Private to "beklagte": kl.
"befragte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "beklagte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befragte" and "beklagte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "befragte" or "beklagte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "befragte" and "beklagte" 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 "beklagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befragte" and "beklagte" 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 #1,680,500 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.