Which to use
“Befunden” is a noun and “bewundern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,857
- “Befunden” frequency rank
- #10,822
- “bewundern” frequency rank
- 20679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Befunden | bewundern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Befund | etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen |
Where the eye mixes Befunden and bewundern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Befunden runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bewundern's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Befunden vs bewundern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Befunden is [bəˈfʊndn̩] while bewundern is [bəˈvʊndɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Befunden is recorded at frequency rank #9,857, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈfʊndn̩]. bewundern is at rank #10,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvʊndɐn].
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 20679, this pair ranks #1,895,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Befunden vs bewundern
Shared letters: bdenu. Private to "Befunden": f. Private to "bewundern": rw.
"Befunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bewundern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Befunden" for "bewundern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Befunden" or "bewundern"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Befunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewundern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Befunden" and "bewundern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befüllen vs Befunden". 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 #1,895,009 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.