Which to use
“bedankt” is a verb and “bedeckt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,776
- “bedankt” frequency rank
- #5,458
- “bedeckt” frequency rank
- 19234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedankt | bedeckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken | mit Wolken am Himmel, bewölkt |
Where the eye mixes bedankt and bedeckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bedankt and bedeckt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bedankt with bedeckt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedankt is [bəˈdaŋkt] while bedeckt is [bəˈdɛkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19234, 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]. bedeckt is at rank #5,458, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɛkt].
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 19234, this pair ranks #1,910,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedankt vs bedeckt
Shared letters: bdekt. Private to "bedankt": an. Private to "bedeckt": c.
"bedankt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bedeckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedankt" and "bedeckt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedankt" or "bedeckt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedankt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedankt" and "bedeckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeckt vs bezweckt". 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 #1,910,474 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.