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“bedachte” and “bedrohte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,790
- “bedachte” frequency rank
- #16,094
- “bedrohte” frequency rank
- 61884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedachte | bedrohte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedacht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedroht |
Where the eye mixes bedachte and bedrohte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bedachte and bedrohte
A purely visual mix-up. bedachte ([bəˈdaxtə]) and bedrohte ([bəˈdʁoːtə]) 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 61884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedachte is recorded at frequency rank #45,790, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdaxtə]. bedrohte is at rank #16,094, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːtə].
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 61884, this pair ranks #733,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedachte vs bedrohte
Shared letters: bdeht. Private to "bedachte": ac. Private to "bedrohte": or.
"bedachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bedrohte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bedachte" for "bedrohte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bedachte" vs "bedrohte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bedachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedrohte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #733,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedachte" and "bedrohte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedachte vs bedeckte". 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 #733,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.