Which to use
“Befund” and “Befunden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,927
- “Befund” frequency rank
- #9,857
- “Befunden” frequency rank
- 26784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Befund | Befunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ergebnis einer Prüfung, eines Tests; Bericht (beispielsweise eines Sachverständigen/Mediziners) darüber | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Befund |
Where the eye mixes Befund and Befunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Befund runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Befunden's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Befund with Befunden
A purely visual mix-up. Befund ([bəˈfʊnt]) and Befunden ([bəˈfʊndn̩]) 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) - “Befund” sits inside “Befunden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Befund is recorded at frequency rank #16,927, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfʊnt]. Befunden is at rank #9,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfʊndn̩].
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 26784, this pair ranks #1,812,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Befund vs Befunden
Shared letters: bdefnu. Private to "Befund": -. Private to "Befunden": -.
"Befund" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Befunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Befund" for "Befunden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Befund" vs "Befunden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Befund" and "Befunden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Befund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Befunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,812,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Befund" and "Befunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befuhr vs Befund". 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 #1,812,438 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.