befreit

\bəˈfʁaɪ̯t\

/\bəˈfʁaɪ̯t\/ verb

The verdict

“befreit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de befreien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-befreit · befreit · French

befreit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for befreit
PropertyValue
Headwordbefreit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bəˈfʁaɪ̯t\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « befreit » en français

befreitn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

befreit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈfʁaɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for befreit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is befreit, spelled B-E-F-R-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de befreien.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de befreien.
  3. 3
    Participe passé de befreien.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de befreien.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "befreit"?
"befreit" is spelled B-E-F-R-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bəˈfʁaɪ̯t\.
What does "befreit" mean?
As a verb, "befreit" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de befreien.
How do you pronounce "befreit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befreit" is \bəˈfʁaɪ̯t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befreit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list