behaftet

[bəˈhaftət]

/[bəˈhaftət]/ adj

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The verdict

“behaftet” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,946
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas versehen, von etwas betroffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-behaftet · behaftet · German

behaftet · rank #30,946 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,946
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begreife

Nearest frequency peer: begreife (-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 „behaftet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „behaftet“ 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).

behaftet vs behalte
75% similar
behaftet vs behütet
75% similar
behaftet vs behalten
75% similar

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

Key facts for behaftet
PropertyValue
Headwordbehaftet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈhaftət]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,946
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „behaftet“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.behaftetliegt 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: „begreife“ (#30,945), „Bekanntschaften“ (#30,947), „beglichen“ (#30,944). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „behaftet“ bei #30,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around behaftet (IPA [bəˈhaftət]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,946 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit etwas versehen, von etwas betroffen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for behaftet, with forms such as "bbehaftet", "beahftet", and "behafett". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "behalte", "behütet", "behalten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is behaftet, spelled B-E-H-A-F-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas versehen, von etwas betroffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jeder dieser Einzelvorgänge ist durch das komplexe dynamische Kräftespiel, das die Natur des Straßenverkehrs beeinflußt, mit einem besonderen charakteristischen Merkmal behaftet.“
  2. „Auch die beiden anderen im 13. Jahrhundert entstandenen Siechenhäuser (St. Marx und ‚Zum Klagbaum‘) lagen an den Ausfallsstraßen am äußersten Rand des städtischen Verwaltungssprengels (Burgfriedens), um Personen, die mit ansteckenden Krankheiten behaftet waren, zu isolieren.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbehaftet
  • beahftet
  • behafett
  • behafftet
  • behaftett
  • behaftte
  • behafttet
  • behatfet
  • behfatet
  • behhaftet
  • bheaftet
  • ebhaftet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of behaftet - 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.

bbehaftet1beahftet2behafett2behafftet1behaftett1behaftte2behafttet1behatfet2
Edit distance from "behaftet"

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 "behaftet"?
"behaftet" is spelled B-E-H-A-F-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhaftət].
What does "behaftet" mean?
As an adjective, "behaftet" means: mit etwas versehen, von etwas betroffen
What words are commonly confused with "behaftet"?
"behaftet" is commonly confused with "behalte", "behütet", "behalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "behaftet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "behaftet" is [bəˈhaftət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "behaftet" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

begreife#30,945Beratern#30,950befeuert#30,941Bierchen#30,961

Similar misspelling depth

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

Bauleiter12 variantsautonomes12 variantsAutogramme12 variantsausstatten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list