befinde

[bəˈfɪndə]

/[bəˈfɪndə]/ verb

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The verdict

“befinde” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,572
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-befinde · befinde · German

befinde · rank #15,572 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,572
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bedürfen

Nearest frequency peer: bedürfen (-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 „befinde“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befinde“ 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).

befinde vs beide
71% similar
befinde vs Beine
57% similar
befinde vs Binde
57% similar

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

Key facts for befinde
PropertyValue
Headwordbefinde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfɪndə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,572
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befinde“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.befindeliegt 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: „bedürfen“ (#15,571), „Beirat“ (#15,573), „beanspruchen“ (#15,570). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befinde“ bei #15,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around befinde (IPA [bəˈfɪndə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,572 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for befinde, with forms such as "bbefinde", "beffinde", and "befidne". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "beide", "Beine", "Binde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 befinde, spelled B-E-F-I-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befinden
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befinden
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befinden
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befinden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefinde
  • beffinde
  • befidne
  • befindde
  • befined
  • befinnde
  • befnide
  • beifnde
  • bfeinde
  • ebfinde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefinde1beffinde1befidne2befindde1befined2befinnde1befnide2beifnde2
Edit distance from "befinde"

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 "befinde"?
"befinde" is spelled B-E-F-I-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfɪndə].
What does "befinde" mean?
As a verb, "befinde" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befinden
What words are commonly confused with "befinde"?
"befinde" is commonly confused with "beide", "Beine", "Binde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befinde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befinde" is [bəˈfɪndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befinde" come from?
"befinde" 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 "befinde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list