Befund
German, noun/bəˈfʊnt/
Befund is spelled B-E-F-U-N-D (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 16,945th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Befund is a German masculine noun meaning “findings, results” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ergebnis einer Prüfung, eines Tests; Bericht (beispielsweise eines Sachverständigen/Mediziners) darüber”.
What does Befund mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefindings, results
- 2
masculinemedical report, diagnostic findings
- 3
masculineexpert opinion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ergebnis einer Prüfung, eines Tests; Bericht (beispielsweise eines Sachverständigen/Mediziners) darüber 2. historisch aussagefähige Beobachtung in einer archäologischen Fundsituation
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Befund
- Befundes genitive
- Befunds genitive
- Befunde plural
- Befunden dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Befund?
- /bəˈfʊnt/
- [bəˈfʊnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Befund
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Befund in German?
Befund appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).