Which to use
“befragte” and “besagte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,435
- “befragte” frequency rank
- #18,494
- “besagte” frequency rank
- 41929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befragte | besagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befragt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt |
Where the eye mixes befragte and besagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between befragte and besagte
A purely visual mix-up. befragte ([bəˈfʁaːktə]) and besagte ([bəˈzaːktə]) 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 41929, 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]. besagte is at rank #18,494, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzaːktə].
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 41929, this pair ranks #1,464,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of befragte vs besagte
Shared letters: abegt. Private to "befragte": fr. Private to "besagte": s.
"befragte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "besagte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befragte" and "besagte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "befragte" vs "besagte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "befragte" and "besagte" 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 "besagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,464,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befragte" and "besagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "besagte vs besagtem". 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 #1,464,802 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.