Which to use
“bedanken” and “bedingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,276
- “bedanken” frequency rank
- #42,366
- “bedingen” frequency rank
- 48642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedanken | bedingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Dank für etwas, das man erhalten hat, ausdrücken | etwas zur Folge haben |
Where the eye mixes bedanken and bedingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedanken and bedingen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bedanken vs bedingen
A purely visual mix-up. bedanken ([bəˈdaŋkn̩]) and bedingen ([bəˈdɪŋən]) 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 48642, 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]. bedingen is at rank #42,366, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋən].
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 48642, this pair ranks #1,241,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedanken vs bedingen
Shared letters: bden. Private to "bedanken": ak. Private to "bedingen": gi.
"bedanken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bedingen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedanken" and "bedingen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bedanken" vs "bedingen" - 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 "bedingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,241,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedanken" and "bedingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedingen vs begingen". 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 #1,241,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.