Which to use
“bedauern” and “bedauert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,240
- “bedauern” frequency rank
- #20,182
- “bedauert” frequency rank
- 30422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedauern | bedauert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden bemitleiden, mit jemandem fühlen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedauern |
Where the eye mixes bedauern and bedauert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bedauern vs bedauert
A purely visual mix-up. bedauern ([bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]) and bedauert ([bəˈdaʊ̯ɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “bedauern” becomes t in “bedauert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedauern is recorded at frequency rank #10,240, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]. bedauert is at rank #20,182, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐt].
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 30422, this pair ranks #1,748,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedauern vs bedauert
Shared letters: abderu. Private to "bedauern": n. Private to "bedauert": t.
"bedauern" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC · "bedauert" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bedauern" for "bedauert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bedauern" or "bedauert" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedauern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedauert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,748,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedauern" and "bedauert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedauert vs beteuert". 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 #1,748,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.