Which to use
“bedankte” is a verb and “Bekannte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,910
- “bedankte” frequency rank
- #1,838
- “Bekannte” frequency rank
- 27748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedankte | Bekannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken | eine weibliche Person, die jemand kennt und die ihn kennt, ohne dass beide befreundet sind |
Where the eye mixes bedankte and Bekannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedankte and Bekannte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bedankte and Bekannte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedankte is [bəˈdaŋktə] while Bekannte is [bəˈkantə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27748, 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]. Bekannte is at rank #1,838, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈkantə].
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 27748, this pair ranks #1,796,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedankte vs Bekannte
Shared letters: abeknt. Private to "bedankte": d. Private to "Bekannte": -.
"bedankte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "Bekannte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "bedankte" vs "Bekannte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bedankte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bekannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedankte" and "Bekannte" 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 #1,796,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.