Which to use
“befreite” and “befreiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,900
- “befreite” frequency rank
- #26,327
- “befreiten” frequency rank
- 48227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befreite | befreiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit |
Where the eye mixes befreite and befreiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. befreite runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against befreiten's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: befreite vs befreiten
A purely visual mix-up. befreite ([bəˈfʁaɪ̯tə]) and befreiten ([bəˈfʁaɪ̯tn̩]) 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) - “befreite” sits inside “befreiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befreite is recorded at frequency rank #21,900, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁaɪ̯tə]. befreiten is at rank #26,327, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁaɪ̯tn̩].
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 48227, this pair ranks #1,256,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of befreite vs befreiten
Shared letters: befirt. Private to "befreite": -. Private to "befreiten": n.
"befreite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "befreiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befreite" and "befreiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "befreite" or "befreiten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "befreite" and "befreiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "befreite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "befreiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,256,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befreite" and "befreiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befreiend vs befreiten". 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 #1,256,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.