Befristungen

[bəˈfʁɪstʊŋən]

/[bəˈfʁɪstʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Befristungen” is uncommon German (frequency #90,006 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,006
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Befristung

Corpus desk

Index DE-befristungen · Befristungen · German

Befristungen · rank #90,006 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,006
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH befeuchten

Nearest frequency peer: befeuchten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Befristungen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Befristungen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Befristungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBefristungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈfʁɪstʊŋən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Befristungen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Befristungenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „befeuchten“ (#90,005), „begleit“ (#90,007), „bedrohe“ (#90,004). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Befristungen“ bei #90,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Befristungen is uncommon German at frequency #90,006 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈfʁɪstʊŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Befristungen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Befristungen, spelled B-E-F-R-I-S-T-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Befristung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Befristung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Befristung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Befristung

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 "Befristungen"?
"Befristungen" is spelled B-E-F-R-I-S-T-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁɪstʊŋən].
What does "Befristungen" mean?
As a noun, "Befristungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Befristung
How do you pronounce "Befristungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Befristungen" is [bəˈfʁɪstʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Befristungen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bedeutendere#90,002beitragsfrei#90,015beschädigtes#90,033bestimmbaren#90,038

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list