Which to use
“bedanken” and “bedankte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,276
- “bedanken” frequency rank
- #25,910
- “bedankte” frequency rank
- 32186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedanken | bedankte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Dank für etwas, das man erhalten hat, ausdrücken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken |
Where the eye mixes bedanken and bedankte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bedanken vs bedankte
A purely visual mix-up. bedanken ([bəˈdaŋkn̩]) and bedankte ([bəˈdaŋktə]) 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 32186, 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]. bedankte is at rank #25,910, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaŋktə].
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 32186, this pair ranks #1,712,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedanken vs bedankte
Shared letters: abdekn. Private to "bedanken": -. Private to "bedankte": t.
"bedanken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bedankte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedanken" and "bedankte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bedanken" or "bedankte" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "bedankte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,712,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedanken" and "bedankte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedachte vs bedankte". 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 #1,712,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.