befand

[bəˈfant]

/[bəˈfant]/ verb

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The verdict

“befand” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,640. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,640
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs befinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-befand · befand · German

befand · rank #3,640 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,640
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgestattet

Nearest frequency peer: ausgestattet (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „befand“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „befand“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

befand vs Brand
50% similar
befand vs Bernd
50% similar
befand vs begann
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for befand
PropertyValue
Headwordbefand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfant]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,640
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befand“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.befandliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgestattet“ (#3,639), „Bereiche“ (#3,641), „Aufnahmen“ (#3,638). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befand“ bei #3,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around befand (IPA [bəˈfant]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,640 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for befand, with forms such as "bbefand", "beafnd", and "befadn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Brand", "Bernd", "begann", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is befand, spelled B-E-F-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs befinden
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs befinden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefand
  • beafnd
  • befadn
  • befandd
  • befannd
  • beffand
  • befnad
  • bfeand
  • ebfand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of befand - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbefand1beafnd2befadn2befandd1befannd1beffand1befnad2bfeand2
Edit distance from "befand"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "befand"?
"befand" is spelled B-E-F-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfant].
What does "befand" mean?
As a verb, "befand" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs befinden
What words are commonly confused with "befand"?
"befand" is commonly confused with "Brand", "Bernd", "begann". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befand" is [bəˈfant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befand" come from?
"befand" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "befand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anhalt#3,637durchs#3,646öffnet#3,631Wörter#3,628

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Galerie9 variantsGebiete9 variantsheftig9 variantsHerzog9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list