Which to use
“bedanke” and “bedanken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,181
- “bedanke” frequency rank
- #6,276
- “bedanken” frequency rank
- 27457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedanke | bedanken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken | seinen Dank für etwas, das man erhalten hat, ausdrücken |
Where the eye mixes bedanke and bedanken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bedanke and bedanken
A purely visual mix-up. bedanke ([bəˈdaŋkə]) and bedanken ([bəˈdaŋkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bedanke” sits inside “bedanken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedanke is recorded at frequency rank #21,181, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaŋkə]. bedanken is at rank #6,276, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaŋkn̩].
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 27457, this pair ranks #1,801,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedanke vs bedanken
Shared letters: abdekn. Private to "bedanke": -. Private to "bedanken": -.
"bedanke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bedanken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedanke" and "bedanken" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bedanke" or "bedanken" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedanke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedanken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,801,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedanke" and "bedanken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedanke vs bedaure". 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 #1,801,500 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.