befriedigen

/[bəˈfʁiːdɪɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,318

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

befriedigen is aGermanverb. It means: die Erwartungen oder Bedürfnisse von jemandem oder etwas erfüllen Pronounced [bəˈfʁiːdɪɡn̩]. Often confused with befriedigt and Befriedigung.

Key facts for befriedigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbefriedigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfʁiːdɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,318
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of befriedigen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for befriedigen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈfʁiːdɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,318 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for befriedigen, with forms such as "bbefriedigen", "beffriedigen", and "befiredigen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "befriedigt", "Befriedigung", "befriedigend", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is befriedigen, spelled B-E-F-R-I-E-D-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Erwartungen oder Bedürfnisse von jemandem oder etwas erfüllen
  2. 2
    jemanden sexuell befriedigen
  3. 3
    onanieren, masturbieren

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbefriedigen,beffriedigen,befiredigen,befreidigen,befrideigen,befrieddigen,befriedgien,befriediegn,befriedigenn,befriediggen,befriedigne,befrieidgen,befrriedigen,berfiedigen,bferiedigen,ebfriedigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for befriedigen

Misspelling Variants of "befriedigen"

bbefriedigen12beffriedigen12befiredigen11befreidigen11befrideigen11befrieddigen12befriedgien11befriediegn11
Misspelling Variants of "befriedigen"

Frequency rank: #13,318 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "befriedigen"?
"befriedigen" is spelled B-E-F-R-I-E-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁiːdɪɡn̩].
What does "befriedigen" mean?
As a verb, "befriedigen" means: die Erwartungen oder Bedürfnisse von jemandem oder etwas erfüllen
What words are commonly confused with "befriedigen"?
"befriedigen" is commonly confused with "befriedigt", "Befriedigung", "befriedigend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befriedigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befriedigen" is [bəˈfʁiːdɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befriedigen" come from?
"befriedigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.