Which to use
“bedacht” and “bedankt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,288
- “bedacht” frequency rank
- #13,776
- “bedankt” frequency rank
- 21064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedacht | bedankt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedachen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken |
Where the eye mixes bedacht and bedankt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bedacht and bedankt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bedacht and bedankt
A purely visual mix-up. bedacht ([bəˈdaxt]) and bedankt ([bəˈdaŋkt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedacht is recorded at frequency rank #7,288, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaxt]. bedankt is at rank #13,776, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaŋkt].
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 21064, this pair ranks #1,890,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedacht vs bedankt
Shared letters: abdet. Private to "bedacht": ch. Private to "bedankt": kn.
"bedacht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bedankt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedacht" and "bedankt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bedacht" or "bedankt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedankt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,890,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedacht" and "bedankt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedacht 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 #1,890,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.