befragen
\bəˈfʁaːɡn̩\
The verdict
“befragen” 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) - Questionner, interroger, sonder.
Corpus desk
Index FR-befragen · befragen · French
befragen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | befragen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈfʁaːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « befragen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
befragen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈfʁaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Questionner, interroger, sonder.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for befragen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is befragen, spelled B-E-F-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Questionner, interroger, sonder.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how befragen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Polizei hat die Zeugen des Attentats vorgeladen, um sie zu befragen.
Der Mitarbeiter war (..) in Trumps Residenz in Mar-a-Lago beschäftigt. Er habe mit dem Justizministerium kooperiert und sei mehrfach von Bundesbeamten befragt worden, berichtete die Zeitung unter Berufung auf mit der Angelegenheit vertraute Personen.
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.