Which to use
“bedecken” is a verb and “Bedenken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,182
- “bedecken” frequency rank
- #2,873
- “Bedenken” frequency rank
- 24055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedecken | Bedenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas über etwas/jemanden legen (oft zum Schutze vor zum Beispiel Kälte oder Blicken) | das Erwägen von etwas, das Nachdenken über etwas |
Where the eye mixes bedecken and Bedenken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bedecken and Bedenken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bedecken vs Bedenken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedecken is [bəˈdɛkn̩] while Bedenken is [bəˈdɛŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “bedecken” becomes n in “Bedenken”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24055, 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]. Bedenken is at rank #2,873, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdɛŋkn̩].
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 24055, this pair ranks #1,852,951 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedecken vs Bedenken
Shared letters: bdekn. Private to "bedecken": c. Private to "Bedenken": -.
"bedecken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Bedenken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bedecken" for "Bedenken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bedecken" vs "Bedenken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedecken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bedenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,852,951 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedecken" and "Bedenken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedecken vs bedeckten". 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 #1,852,951 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.