beförderte

Name: beförderte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bəˈfœʁdɐtə]

/[bəˈfœʁdɐtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“beförderte” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,469
frequency rank, German: 72,680
“B” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beförderte vs beordert

70% similar

beförderte vs befördert

90% similar

beförderte vs befördern

80% similar

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

Key facts for beförderte
Property	Value
Headword	beförderte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈfœʁdɐtə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#30,469
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beförderte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). beförderte lands here:

#30,469

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around beförderte (IPA [bəˈfœʁdɐtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,469 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for beförderte, with forms such as "bbeförderte", "befförderte", and "befröderte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "beordert", "befördert", "befördern", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 beförderte, spelled B-E-F-Ö-R-D-E-R-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbeförderte
befförderte
befröderte
befödrerte
befördderte
beförderet
beförderrte
befördertte
befördetre
befördrete
beföredrte
beförrderte
beöfrderte
bfeörderte
ebförderte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "beförderte"

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 "beförderte"?

"beförderte" is spelled B-E-F-Ö-R-D-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfœʁdɐtə].

What does "beförderte" mean?

As an adjective, "beförderte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befördert

What words are commonly confused with "beförderte"?

"beförderte" is commonly confused with "beordert", "befördert", "befördern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "beförderte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beförderte" is [bəˈfœʁdɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "beförderte" come from?

"beförderte" 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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Using “beförderte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is B-E-F-Ö-R-D-E-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [bəˈfœʁdɐtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “beordert” - see the side-by-side comparison. beförderte vs beordert
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.