Befehle
[bəˈfeːlə]
The verdict
“Befehle” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,333 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,333
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Befehl
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Befehle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈfeːlə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,333 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Befehle” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Befehle is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈfeːlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,333 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Befehle, with forms such as "bbefehle", "beefhle", and "befehel". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "bezahle", "befohlen", "befehlen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Befehle, spelled B-E-F-E-H-L-E.
Definition
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Befehl
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Befehl
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Befehl
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Befehl
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbefehle,beefhle,befehel,befehhle,befehlle,befelhe,beffehle,befhele,bfeehle,ebfehle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Befehle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Using “Befehle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-F-E-H-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈfeːlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bezahle” - see the side-by-side comparison. Befehle vs bezahle
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.