Which to use
“bedanke” and “bedankt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,181
- “bedanke” frequency rank
- #13,776
- “bedankt” frequency rank
- 34957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedanke | bedankt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken |
Where the eye mixes bedanke and bedankt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bedanke and bedankt
A purely visual mix-up. bedanke ([bəˈdaŋkə]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “bedanke” becomes t in “bedankt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34957, 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]. 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 34957, this pair ranks #1,651,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedanke vs bedankt
Shared letters: abdekn. Private to "bedanke": -. Private to "bedankt": t.
"bedanke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bedankt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedanke" and "bedankt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bedanke" vs "bedankt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bedanke" and "bedankt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedanke" 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 #1,651,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedanke" and "bedankt" 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 #1,651,389 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.