befeuern

[bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]

/[bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“befeuern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,473
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit Brennstoff versorgen, beheizen

Corpus desk

Index DE-befeuern · befeuern · German

befeuern · rank #44,473 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,473
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bears

Nearest frequency peer: bears (-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 „befeuern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befeuern“ 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).

befeuern vs bereuen
75% similar
befeuern vs befeuert
88% similar
befeuern vs beteuert
75% similar

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

Key facts for befeuern
PropertyValue
Headwordbefeuern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,473
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befeuern“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bears“ (#44,472), „befähigen“ (#44,474), „Baugruppen“ (#44,471). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befeuern“ bei #44,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around befeuern (IPA [bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,473 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for befeuern, with forms such as "bbefeuern", "beefuern", and "befeeurn". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "bereuen", "befeuert", "beteuert", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is befeuern, spelled B-E-F-E-U-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit Brennstoff versorgen, beheizen
  2. 2
    etwas, jemanden beschießen, mit Schusswaffen angreifen
  3. 3
    etwas, einen Ort zum Zweck der Navigationshilfe für Flugzeuge, Schiffe mit einem Leuchtfeuer ausstatten, versehen
  4. 4
    jemandem durch eine bestimmte Handlung Antrieb zu etwas geben, anspornen, anfeuern
  5. 5
    etwas, jemanden mit etwas bewerfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how befeuern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es wäre erfreulich, wenn du in den nächsten zwei Stunden den Ofen befeuern könntest.
  2. Die Armee befeuert die feindlichen Stellungen mit Maschinengewehren und Mörsern.

This word in other languages

fuel(English)alimenter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefeuern
  • beefuern
  • befeeurn
  • befeuenr
  • befeuernn
  • befeuerrn
  • befeuren
  • beffeuern
  • befueern
  • bfeeuern
  • ebfeuern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of befeuern - 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.

bbefeuern1beefuern2befeeurn2befeuenr2befeuernn1befeuerrn1befeuren2beffeuern1
Edit distance from "befeuern"

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 "befeuern"?
"befeuern" is spelled B-E-F-E-U-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn].
What does "befeuern" mean?
As a verb, "befeuern" means: etwas mit Brennstoff versorgen, beheizen
What words are commonly confused with "befeuern"?
"befeuern" is commonly confused with "bereuen", "befeuert", "beteuert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befeuern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befeuern" is [bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befeuern" come from?
"befeuern" 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 "befeuern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Barbados#44,470auswählt#44,467aussetzt#44,466Aufzügen#44,460

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

beteuert11 variantsBigband11 variantsblindes11 variantsBrabant11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list