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“bedaure” and “bedürfe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,626
- “bedaure” frequency rank
- #41,684
- “bedürfe” frequency rank
- 80310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedaure | bedürfe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedauern | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedürfen |
Where the eye mixes bedaure and bedürfe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bedaure vs bedürfe
A purely visual mix-up. bedaure ([bəˈdaʊ̯ʁə]) and bedürfe ([bəˈdʏʁfə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedaure is recorded at frequency rank #38,626, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdaʊ̯ʁə]. bedürfe is at rank #41,684, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdʏʁfə].
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 80310, this pair ranks #198,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bedaure vs bedürfe
Shared letters: bder. Private to "bedaure": au. Private to "bedürfe": fü.
"bedaure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "bedürfe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedaure ← bbedaure · bdeaure · beadure · bedarue · bedauer · bedaurre · beddaure · beduare
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "bedaure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedürfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedaure" and "bedürfe" 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 #198,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.