befreiten

[bəˈfʁaɪ̯tn̩]

/[bəˈfʁaɪ̯tn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“befreiten” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,327
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit

Corpus desk

Index DE-befreiten · befreiten · German

befreiten · rank #26,327 · 13 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,327
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beckenbauer

Nearest frequency peer: Beckenbauer (-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 „befreiten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befreiten“ 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).

befreiten vs breiten
78% similar
befreiten vs bereite
78% similar
befreiten vs bereitet
78% similar

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

Key facts for befreiten
PropertyValue
Headwordbefreiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈfʁaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,327
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befreiten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.befreitenliegt 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: „Beckenbauer“ (#26,326), „behaarte“ (#26,328), „Bebauungsplan“ (#26,325). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befreiten“ bei #26,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around befreiten (IPA [bəˈfʁaɪ̯tn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,327 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for befreiten, with forms such as "bbefreiten", "beferiten", and "beffreiten". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "breiten", "bereite", "bereitet", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is befreiten, spelled B-E-F-R-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefreiten
  • beferiten
  • beffreiten
  • befreietn
  • befreitenn
  • befreitne
  • befreitten
  • befretien
  • befrieten
  • befrreiten
  • berfeiten
  • bfereiten
  • ebfreiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefreiten1beferiten2beffreiten1befreietn2befreitenn1befreitne2befreitten1befretien2
Edit distance from "befreiten"

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 "befreiten"?
"befreiten" is spelled B-E-F-R-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "befreiten" mean?
As an adjective, "befreiten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befreit
What words are commonly confused with "befreiten"?
"befreiten" is commonly confused with "breiten", "bereite", "bereitet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befreiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befreiten" is [bəˈfʁaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befreiten" come from?
"befreiten" 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 "befreiten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

basierten#26,320Balthasar#26,317blühenden#26,339auswerten#26,312

Similar misspelling depth

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

Abonnement13 variantsEndpunkt13 variantsenteignet13 variantszwecklos13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list