Befragung

[bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ]

/[bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Befragung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,834
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Stellen von Fragen an Zeugen oder Verdächtige zu einem Unfall oder einem Verbrechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-befragung · Befragung · German

Befragung · rank #8,834 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,834
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH basierend

Nearest frequency peer: basierend (-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 „Befragung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Befragung“ 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).

Befragung vs Bergung
78% similar
Befragung vs Beratung
78% similar
Befragung vs Befreiung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Befragung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBefragung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,834
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Befragung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Befragungliegt 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: „basierend“ (#8,833), „befürchtet“ (#8,835), „beigebracht“ (#8,836). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Befragung“ bei #8,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Befragung (IPA [bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,834 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Befragung, with forms such as "bbefragung", "befargung", and "beffragung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Bergung", "Beratung", "Befreiung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Befragung, spelled B-E-F-R-A-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Stellen von Fragen an Zeugen oder Verdächtige zu einem Unfall oder einem Verbrechen
  2. 2
    das Stellen von Fragen an eine Gruppe von Personen, um Informationen über Einstellungen, Meinungen, Wissen und Verhaltensweisen zu gewinnen (wissenschaftliche Methode der Empirischen Sozialforschung)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Befragung war Teil der Ermittlungen in einem Korruptionsskandal, der im Mai mit der Aussage des US-Geschäftsmanns Morris Talansky ins Rollen gekommen war.“
  2. „Das ergab eine Befragung des Meinungsforschungsinstituts Emnid im Auftrag der 'Bild am Sonntag'.“

Synonyms

VerhörVernehmungErhebungInterviewUmfrage

This word in other languages

inquiry(English)interrogatorio(Español)interrogation(Français)interrogatório(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefragung
  • befargung
  • beffragung
  • befraggung
  • befragnug
  • befragugn
  • befragungg
  • befragunng
  • befraugng
  • befrgaung
  • befrragung
  • berfagung
  • bferagung
  • ebfragung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefragung1befargung2beffragung1befraggung1befragnug2befragugn2befragungg1befragunng1
Edit distance from "Befragung"

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 "Befragung"?
"Befragung" is spelled B-E-F-R-A-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ].
What does "Befragung" mean?
As a noun, "Befragung" means: das Stellen von Fragen an Zeugen oder Verdächtige zu einem Unfall oder einem Verbrechen
What words are commonly confused with "Befragung"?
"Befragung" is commonly confused with "Bergung", "Beratung", "Befreiung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Befragung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Befragung" is [bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Befragung" come from?
"Befragung" 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 "Befragung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basierend#8,833benötigte#8,839Elefanten#8,855widerlich#8,811

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Aussprache14 variantsausgefallen14 variantsaufgeteilt14 variantsarbeiteten14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list