Befragung
\bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ\
The verdict
“Befragung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sondage, méthode statistique visant à évaluer les proportions de différentes caractéristiques d'une population.
Corpus desk
Index FR-befragung · Befragung · French
Befragung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Befragung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Befragung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Befragung, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Befragung, spelled B-E-F-R-A-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Sondage, méthode statistique visant à évaluer les proportions de différentes caractéristiques d'une population.
- 2Interrogatoire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Befragung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Grundsätzlich gilt: Wer in die USA einreist, musste schon vor Trump mit längeren Befragungen und Kontrollen rechnen. Auf ihrer offiziellen Website weist die US-Einreisebehörde Customs and Border Protection (CBP) explizit darauf hin.
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.