Which to use
“bedanken” and “bedenke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,276
- “bedanken” frequency rank
- #20,849
- “bedenke” frequency rank
- 27125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedanken | bedenke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Dank für etwas, das man erhalten hat, ausdrücken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken |
Where the eye mixes bedanken and bedenke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedanken runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bedenke's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bedanken with bedenke
A purely visual mix-up. bedanken ([bəˈdaŋkn̩]) and bedenke ([bəˈdɛŋkə]) 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 27125, 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]. bedenke is at rank #20,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɛŋkə].
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 27125, this pair ranks #1,806,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedanken vs bedenke
Shared letters: bdekn. Private to "bedanken": a. Private to "bedenke": -.
"bedanken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bedenke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedanken" and "bedenke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bedanken" vs "bedenke" - which ranks higher?
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 "bedenke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,806,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedanken" and "bedenke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedenke vs bediene". 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 #1,806,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.