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“bedankt” and “bedrängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,776
- “bedankt” frequency rank
- #19,838
- “bedrängt” frequency rank
- 33614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedankt | bedrängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedanken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedrängen |
Where the eye mixes bedankt and bedrängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bedankt vs bedrängt
A purely visual mix-up. bedankt ([bəˈdaŋkt]) and bedrängt ([bəˈdʁɛŋt]) 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 33614, 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]. bedrängt is at rank #19,838, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdʁɛŋt].
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 33614, this pair ranks #1,681,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedankt vs bedrängt
Shared letters: bdent. Private to "bedankt": ak. Private to "bedrängt": grä.
"bedankt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bedrängt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedankt ← bbedankt · bdeankt · beadnkt · bedaknt · bedankkt · bedanktt · bedannkt · bedantk
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedankt" and "bedrängt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedankt" or "bedrängt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedankt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedrängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,681,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedankt" and "bedrängt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedrängen vs bedrängt". 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 #1,681,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.