befreiend

[bəˈfʁaɪ̯ənt]

/[bəˈfʁaɪ̯ənt]/ verb

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The verdict

“befreiend” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,158
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-befreiend · befreiend · German

befreiend · rank #45,158 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,158
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bediene

Nearest frequency peer: bediene (-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 „befreiend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befreiend“ 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).

befreiend vs Befreiung
67% similar
befreiend vs befreiten
78% similar
befreiend vs befreien
89% similar

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

Key facts for befreiend
PropertyValue
Headwordbefreiend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfʁaɪ̯ənt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,158
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befreiend“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.befreiendliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bediene“ (#45,157), „begingen“ (#45,159), „bebauten“ (#45,156). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befreiend“ bei #45,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around befreiend (IPA [bəˈfʁaɪ̯ənt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,158 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs befreien".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for befreiend, with forms such as "bbefreiend", "beferiend", and "beffreiend". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Befreiung", "befreiten", "befreien", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is befreiend, spelled B-E-F-R-E-I-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs befreien

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefreiend
  • beferiend
  • beffreiend
  • befreeind
  • befreiedn
  • befreiendd
  • befreiennd
  • befreined
  • befrieend
  • befrreiend
  • berfeiend
  • bfereiend
  • ebfreiend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of befreiend - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbefreiend1beferiend2beffreiend1befreeind2befreiedn2befreiendd1befreiennd1befreined2
Edit distance from "befreiend"

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

Same letter count

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

Bergwerke#45,168beschwere#45,173Bewirtung#45,177attention#45,130

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ausgiebige13 variantsaufstellte13 variantsAttributen13 variantsbodenlose13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list