Which to use
“befristet” and “befristete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,510
- “befristet” frequency rank
- #23,042
- “befristete” frequency rank
- 42552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | befristet | befristete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zeitlich begrenzt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet |
Where the eye mixes befristet and befristete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. befristet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against befristete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses befristet with befristete
A purely visual mix-up. befristet ([bəˈfʁɪstət]) and befristete ([bəˈfʁɪstətə]) 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) - “befristet” sits inside “befristete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
befristet is recorded at frequency rank #19,510, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁɪstət]. befristete is at rank #23,042, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfʁɪstətə].
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 42552, this pair ranks #1,445,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of befristet vs befristete
Shared letters: befirst. Private to "befristet": -. Private to "befristete": -.
"befristet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "befristete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- befristet ← bbefristet · beffristet · befirstet · befrisett · befrisstet · befristett · befristte · befristtet
- befristete ← bbefristete · beffristete · befirstete · befrisette · befrisstete · befristeet · befristette · befristtee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "befristet" and "befristete" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "befristet" vs "befristete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "befristet" and "befristete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "befristet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "befristete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,445,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "befristet" and "befristete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befristete vs befristeten". 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 #1,445,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.