Which to use
“bedanken” and “bedrängen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,276
- “bedanken” frequency rank
- #43,747
- “bedrängen” frequency rank
- 50023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedanken | bedrängen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Dank für etwas, das man erhalten hat, ausdrücken | drängend bedrücken |
Where the eye mixes bedanken and bedrängen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedanken runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bedrängen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bedanken with bedrängen
A purely visual mix-up. bedanken ([bəˈdaŋkn̩]) and bedrängen ([bəˈdʁɛŋən]) 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 50023, 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]. bedrängen is at rank #43,747, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdʁɛŋən].
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 50023, this pair ranks #1,189,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedanken vs bedrängen
Shared letters: bden. Private to "bedanken": ak. Private to "bedrängen": grä.
"bedanken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bedrängen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedanken ← bbedanken · bdeanken · beadnken · bedaknen · bedanekn · bedankenn · bedankken · bedankne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bedanken" for "bedrängen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bedanken" or "bedrängen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedanken" and "bedrängen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedanken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedrängen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,189,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedanken" and "bedrängen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedrängen vs befangen". 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 #1,189,497 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.