befohlen

[bəˈfoːlən]

/[bəˈfoːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“befohlen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,924
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befehlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-befohlen · befohlen · German

befohlen · rank #16,924 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,924
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beatrix

Nearest frequency peer: Beatrix (-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 „befohlen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befohlen“ 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).

befohlen vs Bohlen
63% similar
befohlen vs bezahlen
75% similar
befohlen vs befolgen
75% similar

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

Key facts for befohlen
PropertyValue
Headwordbefohlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfoːlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,924
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befohlen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Beatrix“ (#16,923), „before“ (#16,925), „Bauchschmerzen“ (#16,922). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befohlen“ bei #16,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around befohlen (IPA [bəˈfoːlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,924 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befehlen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for befohlen, with forms such as "bbefohlen", "beffohlen", and "befholen". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Bohlen", "bezahlen", "befolgen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is befohlen, spelled B-E-F-O-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befehlen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefohlen
  • beffohlen
  • befholen
  • befoheln
  • befohhlen
  • befohlenn
  • befohllen
  • befohlne
  • befolhen
  • beofhlen
  • bfeohlen
  • ebfohlen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefohlen1beffohlen1befholen2befoheln2befohhlen1befohlenn1befohllen1befohlne2
Edit distance from "befohlen"

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 "befohlen"?
"befohlen" is spelled B-E-F-O-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfoːlən].
What does "befohlen" mean?
As a verb, "befohlen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befehlen
What words are commonly confused with "befohlen"?
"befohlen" is commonly confused with "Bohlen", "bezahlen", "befolgen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befohlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befohlen" is [bəˈfoːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befohlen" come from?
"befohlen" 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 "befohlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

basierte#16,921Beschuss#16,933anfällig#16,901Zuschuss#16,888

Similar misspelling depth

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

ausweisen12 variantsabonnieren12 variantserinnerst12 variantsermorden12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list