how to pronounce befinden

/bəˈfɪndən/

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befinden is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of befinden in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… 2005 unter dem vertrag befinden und …”

meanings of befinden

verb:

To occupy a place; to be located; to be situated.
To find, to consider.

noun:

Condition (health status of a patient), state of health.

befinden frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word befinden occurs in german on average 42.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.