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“bedauere” and “bedaure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,436
- “bedauere” frequency rank
- #38,626
- “bedaure” frequency rank
- 71062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedauere | bedaure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedauern | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedauern |
Where the eye mixes bedauere and bedaure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bedauere vs bedaure
A purely visual mix-up. bedauere ([bəˈdaʊ̯əʁə]) and bedaure ([bəˈdaʊ̯ʁə]) 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 71062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedauere is recorded at frequency rank #32,436, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaʊ̯əʁə]. bedaure is at rank #38,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaʊ̯ʁə].
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 71062, this pair ranks #427,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bedauere vs bedaure
Shared letters: abderu. Private to "bedauere": -. Private to "bedaure": -.
"bedauere" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCV · "bedaure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedauere" and "bedaure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bedauere" vs "bedaure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedauere" and "bedaure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedauere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedaure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedauere" and "bedaure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedaure vs Bedburg". 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 #427,892 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.