Which to use
“bedankt” and “bedankte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,776
- “bedankt” frequency rank
- #25,910
- “bedankte” frequency rank
- 39686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedankt | bedankte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken |
Where the eye mixes bedankt and bedankte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bedankt with bedankte
A purely visual mix-up. bedankt ([bəˈdaŋkt]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bedankt” sits inside “bedankte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedankt is recorded at frequency rank #13,776, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaŋkt]. 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 39686, this pair ranks #1,529,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedankt vs bedankte
Shared letters: abdeknt. Private to "bedankt": -. Private to "bedankte": -.
"bedankt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bedankte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedankt" and "bedankte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bedankt" or "bedankte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedankt" and "bedankte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedankt" 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 #1,529,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedankt" 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 #1,529,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.