Which to use
“bedankte” is a verb and “bedingte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,910
- “bedankte” frequency rank
- #19,147
- “bedingte” frequency rank
- 45057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedankte | bedingte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedingt |
Where the eye mixes bedankte and bedingte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bedankte vs bedingte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedankte is [bəˈdaŋktə] while bedingte is [bəˈdɪŋtə]. 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 45057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedankte is recorded at frequency rank #25,910, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaŋktə]. bedingte is at rank #19,147, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋtə].
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 45057, this pair ranks #1,365,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedankte vs bedingte
Shared letters: bdent. Private to "bedankte": ak. Private to "bedingte": gi.
"bedankte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bedingte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedankte" and "bedingte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bedankte" or "bedingte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bedankte" and "bedingte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedankte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedingte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,365,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedankte" and "bedingte" 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 #1,365,938 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.