befreundet

[bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət]

/[bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət]/ adj

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The verdict

“befreundet” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,335. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,335
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - freundschaftlich verbunden

Corpus desk

Index DE-befreundet · befreundet · German

befreundet · rank #8,335 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,335
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beendigung

Nearest frequency peer: Beendigung (-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 „befreundet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befreundet“ 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).

befreundet vs begründet
70% similar
befreundet vs befreundete
91% similar
befreundet vs befreundeten
83% similar

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

Key facts for befreundet
PropertyValue
Headwordbefreundet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,335
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befreundet“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).befreundetliegt 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: „Beendigung“ (#8,334), „Boote“ (#8,336), „arte“ (#8,333). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befreundet“ bei #8,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around befreundet (IPA [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,335 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "freundschaftlich verbunden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for befreundet, with forms such as "bbefreundet", "beferundet", and "beffreundet". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "begründet", "befreundete", "befreundeten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is befreundet, spelled B-E-F-R-E-U-N-D-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    freundschaftlich verbunden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sei A eine Gruppe von 6 Leuten, von denen jede beliebig ausgewählte Zweiergruppe entweder befreundet oder verfeindet ist. Dann gibt es in dieser Gruppe 3 Leute, die paarweise befreundet oder die paarweise verfeindet sind.“
  2. Am Abend kam ein befreundetes Ehepaar zu Besuch.

Antonyms

verfeindet

This word in other languages

friendly(English)allegado(Español)ami(Français)amigo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefreundet
  • beferundet
  • beffreundet
  • befrenudet
  • befreudnet
  • befreunddet
  • befreundett
  • befreundte
  • befreunedt
  • befreunndet
  • befrreundet
  • befruendet
  • berfeundet
  • bfereundet
  • ebfreundet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefreundet1beferundet2beffreundet1befrenudet2befreudnet2befreunddet1befreundett1befreundte2
Edit distance from "befreundet"

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 "befreundet"?
"befreundet" is spelled B-E-F-R-E-U-N-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət].
What does "befreundet" mean?
As an adjective, "befreundet" means: freundschaftlich verbunden
What words are commonly confused with "befreundet"?
"befreundet" is commonly confused with "begründet", "befreundete", "befreundeten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befreundet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befreundet" is [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befreundet" come from?
"befreundet" 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 "befreundet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beendigung#8,334Einhaltung#8,350abgerissen#8,319emotionale#8,352

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Ereignissen15 variantsvereinzelt15 variantsFotografen15 variantsGrundsatz15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list