Which to use
“bedanken” and “bedankt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,276
- “bedanken” frequency rank
- #13,776
- “bedankt” frequency rank
- 20052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedanken | bedankt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Dank für etwas, das man erhalten hat, ausdrücken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken |
Where the eye mixes bedanken and bedankt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedanken runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bedankt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bedanken and bedankt
A purely visual mix-up. bedanken ([bəˈdaŋkn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedanken is recorded at frequency rank #6,276, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaŋkn̩]. 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 20052, this pair ranks #1,901,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedanken vs bedankt
Shared letters: abdekn. Private to "bedanken": -. Private to "bedankt": t.
"bedanken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bedankt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedanken" and "bedankt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedanken" or "bedankt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedanken" 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 #1,901,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedanken" and "bedankt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedanken vs bedrängen". 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 #1,901,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.