befeuern
\bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn\
The verdict
“befeuern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alimenter (une machine, un fourneau) en carburant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-befeuern · befeuern · French
befeuern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | befeuern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
befeuern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
befeuern has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is befeuern, spelled B-E-F-E-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Alimenter (une machine, un fourneau) en carburant.
- 2Alimenter, rendre (des tensions, des discussions, des angoisses) plus intenses.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how befeuern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu teuer ist die Kohle, mit der die Lokomotive befeuert wird.
Die Forderungen wurden zu einem Zeitpunkt wachsender Spannungen mit Blick auf einen russischen Truppenaufbau nahe der Grenze zur Ukraine eingereicht, der Ängste vor einer möglichen russischen Invasion in dem Nachbarland befeuerte.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.