befristete

[bəˈfʁɪstətə]

/[bəˈfʁɪstətə]/ adj

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The verdict

“befristete” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,042
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet

Corpus desk

Index DE-befristete · befristete · German

befristete · rank #23,042 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,042
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beendeten

Nearest frequency peer: beendeten (-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 „befristete“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befristete“ 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).

befristete vs befristeten
91% similar
befristete vs befristet
90% similar

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

Key facts for befristete
PropertyValue
Headwordbefristete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈfʁɪstətə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,042
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befristete“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).befristeteliegt 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: „beendeten“ (#23,041), „behaupteten“ (#23,043), „bearbeitete“ (#23,040). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befristete“ bei #23,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around befristete (IPA [bəˈfʁɪstətə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,042 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for befristete, with forms such as "bbefristete", "beffristete", and "befirstete". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "befristeten", "befristet", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is befristete, spelled B-E-F-R-I-S-T-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefristete
  • beffristete
  • befirstete
  • befrisette
  • befrisstete
  • befristeet
  • befristette
  • befristtee
  • befristtete
  • befritsete
  • befrristete
  • befrsitete
  • berfistete
  • bferistete
  • ebfristete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of befristete - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbefristete1beffristete1befirstete2befrisette2befrisstete1befristeet2befristette1befristtee2
Edit distance from "befristete"

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 "befristete"?
"befristete" is spelled B-E-F-R-I-S-T-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁɪstətə].
What does "befristete" mean?
As an adjective, "befristete" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befristet
What words are commonly confused with "befristete"?
"befristete" is commonly confused with "befristeten", "befristet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befristete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befristete" is [bəˈfʁɪstətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befristete" come from?
"befristete" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "befristete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ausgepackt#23,026Biedenkopf#23,058ausgelacht#23,025aufwendige#23,024

Similar misspelling depth

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

bearbeitete15 variantsbattlefield15 variantsbewaffneter15 variantsBewilligung15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list