befragte

[bəˈfʁaːktə]

/[bəˈfʁaːktə]/ adj

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The verdict

“befragte” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,435
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befragt

Corpus desk

Index DE-befragte · befragte · German

befragte · rank #23,435 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,435
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Basen

Nearest frequency peer: Basen (-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 „befragte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befragte“ 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).

befragte vs beträgt
63% similar
befragte vs besagte
75% similar
befragte vs betrage
75% similar

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

Key facts for befragte
PropertyValue
Headwordbefragte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈfʁaːktə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,435
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befragte“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Basen“ (#23,434), „begabt“ (#23,436), „bangen“ (#23,433). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befragte“ bei #23,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around befragte (IPA [bəˈfʁaːktə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,435 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for befragte, with forms such as "bbefragte", "befargte", and "beffragte". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "beträgt", "besagte", "betrage", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is befragte, spelled B-E-F-R-A-G-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefragte
  • befargte
  • beffragte
  • befraget
  • befraggte
  • befragtte
  • befratge
  • befrgate
  • befrragte
  • berfagte
  • bferagte
  • ebfragte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of befragte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbefragte1befargte2beffragte1befraget2befraggte1befragtte1befratge2befrgate2
Edit distance from "befragte"

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 "befragte"?
"befragte" is spelled B-E-F-R-A-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁaːktə].
What does "befragte" mean?
As an adjective, "befragte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befragt
What words are commonly confused with "befragte"?
"befragte" is commonly confused with "beträgt", "besagte", "betrage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befragte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befragte" is [bəˈfʁaːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befragte" come from?
"befragte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

belaufen#23,439billiges#23,449anschaue#23,417animiert#23,414

Similar misspelling depth

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

zunichte12 variantsElements12 variantsEllwangen12 variantserfindet12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list