Which to use
“bedauern” and “befeuern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,240
- “bedauern” frequency rank
- #44,473
- “befeuern” frequency rank
- 54713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedauern | befeuern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden bemitleiden, mit jemandem fühlen | etwas mit Brennstoff versorgen, beheizen |
Where the eye mixes bedauern and befeuern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedauern and befeuern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bedauern vs befeuern
A purely visual mix-up. bedauern ([bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]) and befeuern ([bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54713, 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]. befeuern is at rank #44,473, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈfɔɪ̯ɐn].
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 54713, this pair ranks #1,008,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedauern vs befeuern
Shared letters: benru. Private to "bedauern": ad. Private to "befeuern": f.
"bedauern" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC · "befeuern" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedauern" and "befeuern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedauern" or "befeuern" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "befeuern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,008,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedauern" and "befeuern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "befeuern vs besteuern". 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 #1,008,075 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.