Which to use
“befreundet” and “befreundete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,335
- “befreundet” frequency rank
- #28,550
- “befreundete” frequency rank
- 36885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befreundet | befreundete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | freundschaftlich verbunden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befreundet |
Where the eye mixes befreundet and befreundete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. befreundet runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against befreundete's 11 (CVCCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses befreundet with befreundete
A purely visual mix-up. befreundet ([bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət]) and befreundete ([bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndətə]) 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) - “befreundet” sits inside “befreundete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befreundet is recorded at frequency rank #8,335, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət]. befreundete is at rank #28,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndətə].
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 36885, this pair ranks #1,604,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befreundet vs befreundete
Shared letters: bdefnrtu. Private to "befreundet": -. Private to "befreundete": -.
"befreundet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "befreundete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- befreundet ← bbefreundet · beferundet · beffreundet · befrenudet · befreudnet · befreunddet · befreundett · befreundte
- befreundete ← bbefreundete · beferundete · beffreundete · befrenudete · befreudnete · befreunddete · befreundeet · befreundette
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "befreundet" for "befreundete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "befreundet" or "befreundete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "befreundet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "befreundete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,604,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befreundet" and "befreundete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befreundete vs befreundeten". 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 #1,604,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.