befürchtete

Name: befürchtete, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bəˈfʏʁçtətə]

/[bəˈfʏʁçtətə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“befürchtete” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,511
frequency rank, German: 72,680
“B” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befürchtet

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

befürchtete vs befürchteten

92% similar

befürchtete vs befürchte

82% similar

befürchtete vs befürchten

82% similar

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

Key facts for befürchtete
Property	Value
Headword	befürchtete
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈfʏʁçtətə]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#19,511
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “befürchtete” 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). befürchtete lands here:

#19,511

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around befürchtete (IPA [bəˈfʏʁçtətə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,511 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for befürchtete, with forms such as "bbefürchtete", "beffürchtete", and "befrüchtete". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "befürchteten", "befürchte", "befürchten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is befürchtete, spelled B-E-F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbefürchtete
beffürchtete
befrüchtete
befücrhtete
befürcchtete
befürchette
befürchhtete
befürchteet
befürchtette
befürchttee
befürchttete
befürcthete
befürhctete
befürrchtete
beüfrchtete
bfeürchtete
ebfürchtete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of befürchtete - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "befürchtete"

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 "befürchtete"?

"befürchtete" is spelled B-E-F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʏʁçtətə].

What does "befürchtete" mean?

As an adjective, "befürchtete" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs befürchtet

What words are commonly confused with "befürchtete"?

"befürchtete" is commonly confused with "befürchteten", "befürchte", "befürchten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "befürchtete"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befürchtete" is [bəˈfʏʁçtətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "befürchtete" come from?

"befürchtete" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “befürchtete”

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

The one correct German spelling is B-E-F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [bəˈfʏʁçtətə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “befürchteten” - see the side-by-side comparison. befürchtete vs befürchteten
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Same frequency band

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.