Befriedung

[bəˈfʁiːdʊŋ]

/[bəˈfʁiːdʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Befriedung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #58,605 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#58,605
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maßnahme, durch die ein Konflikt unterdrückt oder behoben wird, und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme

Key facts for Befriedung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBefriedung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈfʁiːdʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Befriedung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Befriedung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Befriedung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈfʁiːdʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,605 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Maßnahme, durch die ein Konflikt unterdrückt oder behoben wird, und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme".

Befriedung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Befriedung, spelled B-E-F-R-I-E-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahme, durch die ein Konflikt unterdrückt oder behoben wird, und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme

Antonyms

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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 "Befriedung"?
"Befriedung" is spelled B-E-F-R-I-E-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁiːdʊŋ].
What does "Befriedung" mean?
As a noun, "Befriedung" means: Maßnahme, durch die ein Konflikt unterdrückt oder behoben wird, und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme
How do you pronounce "Befriedung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Befriedung" is [bəˈfʁiːdʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Befriedung" come from?
"Befriedung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Befriedung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-F-R-I-E-D-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈfʁiːdʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list