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“beachte” and “bedacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,016
- “beachte” frequency rank
- #7,288
- “bedacht” frequency rank
- 21304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beachte | bedacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beachten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedachen |
Where the eye mixes beachte and bedacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beachte (CVVCCCV) and bedacht (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: beachte vs bedacht
A purely visual mix-up. beachte ([bəˈʔaxtə]) and bedacht ([bəˈdaxt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beachte is recorded at frequency rank #14,016, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtə]. bedacht is at rank #7,288, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaxt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21304, this pair ranks #1,887,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beachte vs bedacht
Shared letters: abceht. Private to "beachte": -. Private to "bedacht": d.
"beachte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "bedacht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beachte" for "bedacht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beachte" vs "bedacht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beachte" and "bedacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beachte vs bedachte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,887,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.