Which to use
“bedecken” and “bedenke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,182
- “bedecken” frequency rank
- #20,849
- “bedenke” frequency rank
- 42031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedecken | bedenke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas über etwas/jemanden legen (oft zum Schutze vor zum Beispiel Kälte oder Blicken) | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken |
Where the eye mixes bedecken and bedenke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedecken runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bedenke's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bedecken and bedenke
A purely visual mix-up. bedecken ([bəˈdɛkn̩]) and bedenke ([bəˈdɛŋkə]) 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 42031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedecken is recorded at frequency rank #21,182, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɛkn̩]. bedenke is at rank #20,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɛŋkə].
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 42031, this pair ranks #1,461,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedecken vs bedenke
Shared letters: bdekn. Private to "bedecken": c. Private to "bedenke": -.
"bedecken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bedenke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedecken" and "bedenke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedecken" or "bedenke" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedecken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedenke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,461,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedecken" and "bedenke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedenke vs bediene". 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 #1,461,695 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.