Befugnis

[bəˈfuːknɪs]

/[bəˈfuːknɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Befugnis” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,259
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Berechtigung, Erlaubnis etwas tun zu dürfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-befugnis · Befugnis · German

Befugnis · rank #24,259 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,259
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bedingungslos

Nearest frequency peer: bedingungslos (-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 „Befugnis“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Befugnis“ 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).

Befugnis vs Befugnisse
80% similar

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

Key facts for Befugnis
PropertyValue
HeadwordBefugnis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈfuːknɪs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,259
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Befugnis“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Befugnisliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bedingungslos“ (#24,258), „Begründungen“ (#24,260), „Bedarfs“ (#24,257). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Befugnis“ bei #24,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Befugnis (IPA [bəˈfuːknɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,259 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Berechtigung, Erlaubnis etwas tun zu dürfen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Befugnis, with forms such as "bbefugnis", "beffugnis", and "befgunis". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Befugnisse", 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 Befugnis, spelled B-E-F-U-G-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berechtigung, Erlaubnis etwas tun zu dürfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat die Befugnis, die Sperrzone betreten zu dürfen.
  2. „Zunächst, in Abwesenheit ihres altgedienten Vorsitzenden, hatten die Unabhängigen es halsstarrig abgelehnt, Nichtsozialisten in die Regierung aufzunehmen, und sei es auch nur als Fachleute ohne exekutive Befugnisse.“

Synonyms

BerechtigungErlaubnisErmächtigung

This word in other languages

authority(English)potestad(Español)autorisation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefugnis
  • beffugnis
  • befgunis
  • befuggnis
  • befugins
  • befugniss
  • befugnnis
  • befugnsi
  • befungis
  • beufgnis
  • bfeugnis
  • ebfugnis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefugnis1beffugnis1befgunis2befuggnis1befugins2befugniss1befugnnis1befugnsi2
Edit distance from "Befugnis"

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 "Befugnis"?
"Befugnis" is spelled B-E-F-U-G-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfuːknɪs].
What does "Befugnis" mean?
As a noun, "Befugnis" means: Berechtigung, Erlaubnis etwas tun zu dürfen
What words are commonly confused with "Befugnis"?
"Befugnis" is commonly confused with "Befugnisse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Befugnis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Befugnis" is [bəˈfuːknɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Befugnis" come from?
"Befugnis" 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 "Befugnis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Balladen#24,254britisch#24,274cultural#24,285andeuten#24,232

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

anerkennt12 variantsWahlsieg12 variantserworbene12 variantsVladimir12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list