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“bedauert” and “bedaure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,182
- “bedauert” frequency rank
- #38,626
- “bedaure” frequency rank
- 58808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedauert | bedaure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedauern | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedauern |
Where the eye mixes bedauert and bedaure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedauert runs 8 letters (CVCVVVCC) against bedaure's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bedauert vs bedaure
A purely visual mix-up. bedauert ([bəˈdaʊ̯ɐt]) 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 58808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedauert is recorded at frequency rank #20,182, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐt]. 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 58808, this pair ranks #848,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedauert vs bedaure
Shared letters: abderu. Private to "bedauert": t. Private to "bedaure": -.
"bedauert" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC · "bedaure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "bedauert" 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 #848,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedauert" 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 #848,542 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.