Which to use
“befreundet” and “befreundeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,335
- “befreundet” frequency rank
- #18,490
- “befreundeten” frequency rank
- 26825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befreundet | befreundeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | freundschaftlich verbunden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befreundet |
Where the eye mixes befreundet and befreundeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. befreundet runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against befreundeten's 12 (CVCCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: befreundet vs befreundeten
A purely visual mix-up. befreundet ([bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət]) and befreundeten ([bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “befreundet” sits inside “befreundeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26825, 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]. befreundeten is at rank #18,490, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndətn̩].
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 26825, this pair ranks #1,811,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of befreundet vs befreundeten
Shared letters: bdefnrtu. Private to "befreundet": -. Private to "befreundeten": -.
"befreundet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "befreundeten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- befreundet ← bbefreundet · beferundet · beffreundet · befrenudet · befreudnet · befreunddet · befreundett · befreundte
- befreundeten ← bbefreundeten · beferundeten · beffreundeten · befrenudeten · befreudneten · befreunddeten · befreundeetn · befreundetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "befreundet" and "befreundeten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "befreundet" or "befreundeten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "befreundet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "befreundeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befreundet" and "befreundeten" 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 #1,811,785 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.