befreit

[bəˈfʁaɪ̯t]

/[bəˈfʁaɪ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“befreit” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,100
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-befreit · befreit · German

befreit · rank #4,100 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,100
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beachten

Nearest frequency peer: beachten (-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 „befreit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befreit“ 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).

befreit vs breit
71% similar
befreit vs bereit
86% similar
befreit vs bereut
71% similar

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

Key facts for befreit
PropertyValue
Headwordbefreit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfʁaɪ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,100
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befreit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).befreitliegt 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: „beachten“ (#4,099), „belegen“ (#4,101), „besonderer“ (#4,102). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befreit“ bei #4,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around befreit (IPA [bəˈfʁaɪ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,100 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befreien".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for befreit, with forms such as "bbefreit", "beferit", and "beffreit". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "breit", "bereit", "bereut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is befreit, spelled B-E-F-R-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befreien

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefreit
  • beferit
  • beffreit
  • befreitt
  • befreti
  • befriet
  • befrreit
  • berfeit
  • bfereit
  • ebfreit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefreit1beferit2beffreit1befreitt1befreti2befriet2befrreit1berfeit2
Edit distance from "befreit"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

belegen#4,101bestens#4,104digital#4,109dunklen#4,111

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Angriffe10 variantszeigten10 variantswussten10 variantsgeringe10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list