befanden

[bəˈfandn̩]

/[bəˈfandn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“befanden” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,637
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-befanden · befanden · German

befanden · rank #6,637 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,637
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Award

Nearest frequency peer: Award (-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 „befanden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befanden“ 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).

befanden vs befinde
75% similar
befanden vs beladen
75% similar
befanden vs Befunde
63% similar

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

Key facts for befanden
PropertyValue
Headwordbefanden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfandn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,637
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befanden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).befandenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Award“ (#6,636), „begeben“ (#6,638), „ausgestellt“ (#6,635). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befanden“ bei #6,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around befanden (IPA [bəˈfandn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,637 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for befanden, with forms such as "bbefanden", "beafnden", and "befadnen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "befinde", "beladen", "Befunde", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is befanden, spelled B-E-F-A-N-D-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefanden
  • beafnden
  • befadnen
  • befandden
  • befandenn
  • befandne
  • befanedn
  • befannden
  • beffanden
  • befnaden
  • bfeanden
  • ebfanden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of befanden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbefanden1beafnden2befadnen2befandden1befandenn1befandne2befanedn2befannden1
Edit distance from "befanden"

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 "befanden"?
"befanden" is spelled B-E-F-A-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfandn̩].
What does "befanden" mean?
As a verb, "befanden" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs befinden
What words are commonly confused with "befanden"?
"befanden" is commonly confused with "befinde", "beladen", "Befunde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befanden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befanden" is [bəˈfandn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befanden" come from?
"befanden" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufrecht#6,633betracht#6,642Anfänger#6,625Eingriff#6,651

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

emotional12 variantsabgesagt12 variantsvergehen12 variantsindirekt12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list