befragen

[bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]

/[bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“befragen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,465
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um mehrere Auskünfte bitten; Fragen an jemanden stellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-befragen · befragen · German

befragen · rank #12,465 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,465
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bert

Nearest frequency peer: Bert (+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 „befragen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befragen“ 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).

befragen vs bergen
75% similar
befragen vs beraten
75% similar
befragen vs befragt
75% similar

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

Key facts for befragen
PropertyValue
Headwordbefragen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,465
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befragen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.befragenliegt 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: „Bert“ (#12,466), „baker“ (#12,463), „Besichtigung“ (#12,467). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befragen“ bei #12,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around befragen (IPA [bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,465 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "um mehrere Auskünfte bitten; Fragen an jemanden stellen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for befragen, with forms such as "bbefragen", "befargen", and "beffragen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bergen", "beraten", "befragt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is befragen, spelled B-E-F-R-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    um mehrere Auskünfte bitten; Fragen an jemanden stellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Richter befragte die Zeugen.

Synonyms

ausfragenaushorchenauskundschaftenausquetschenbohrenfragenherumfrageninterviewennachfragenumfragenverhören

Antonyms

antwortenbeantworten

This word in other languages

ask(English)preguntar(Español)interroger(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefragen
  • befargen
  • beffragen
  • befraegn
  • befragenn
  • befraggen
  • befragne
  • befrgaen
  • befrragen
  • berfagen
  • bferagen
  • ebfragen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefragen1befargen2beffragen1befraegn2befragenn1befraggen1befragne2befrgaen2
Edit distance from "befragen"

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 "befragen"?
"befragen" is spelled B-E-F-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁaːɡn̩].
What does "befragen" mean?
As a verb, "befragen" means: um mehrere Auskünfte bitten; Fragen an jemanden stellen
What words are commonly confused with "befragen"?
"befragen" is commonly confused with "bergen", "beraten", "befragt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befragen" is [bəˈfʁaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befragen" come from?
"befragen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "befragen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Desaster#12,479Andenken#12,440feinsten#12,490Amerikas#12,438

Similar misspelling depth

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

ausgiebig12 variantsArtillerie12 variantseinlassen12 variantsgegriffen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list