Which to use
“bedanke” and “bedenkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,181
- “bedanke” frequency rank
- #8,989
- “bedenkt” frequency rank
- 30170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedanke | bedenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken |
Where the eye mixes bedanke and bedenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bedanke vs bedenkt
A purely visual mix-up. bedanke ([bəˈdaŋkə]) and bedenkt ([bəˈdɛŋkt]) 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 30170, 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]. bedenkt is at rank #8,989, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɛŋkt].
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 30170, this pair ranks #1,753,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedanke vs bedenkt
Shared letters: bdekn. Private to "bedanke": a. Private to "bedenkt": t.
"bedanke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bedenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bedanke" for "bedenkt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bedanke" vs "bedenkt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedanke" and "bedenkt" 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 "bedenkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,753,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedanke" and "bedenkt" 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 #1,753,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.