Which to use
“befreundete” and “befreundeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,550
- “befreundete” frequency rank
- #18,490
- “befreundeten” frequency rank
- 47040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befreundete | befreundeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befreundet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befreundet |
Where the eye mixes befreundete and befreundeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. befreundete runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCCVCV) against befreundeten's 12 (CVCCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: befreundete vs befreundeten
A purely visual mix-up. befreundete ([bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndətə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “befreundete” sits inside “befreundeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befreundete is recorded at frequency rank #28,550, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndətə]. 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 47040, this pair ranks #1,298,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of befreundete vs befreundeten
Shared letters: bdefnrtu. Private to "befreundete": -. Private to "befreundeten": -.
"befreundete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCV · "befreundeten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- befreundete ← bbefreundete · beferundete · beffreundete · befrenudete · befreudnete · befreunddete · befreundeet · befreundette
- befreundeten ← bbefreundeten · beferundeten · beffreundeten · befrenudeten · befreudneten · befreunddeten · befreundeetn · befreundetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "befreundete" and "befreundeten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "befreundete" vs "befreundeten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "befreundete" 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 #1,298,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befreundete" and "befreundeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befreundet vs befreundete". 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 #1,298,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.