Which to use
“bedeckt” is an adjective and “bedenkt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,458
- “bedeckt” frequency rank
- #8,989
- “bedenkt” frequency rank
- 14447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeckt | bedenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Wolken am Himmel, bewölkt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken |
Where the eye mixes bedeckt and bedenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedeckt and bedenkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bedeckt and bedenkt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedeckt is [bəˈdɛkt] while bedenkt is [bəˈdɛŋkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “bedeckt” becomes n in “bedenkt”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedeckt is recorded at frequency rank #5,458, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɛkt]. bedenkt is at rank #8,989, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɛŋkt].
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 14447, this pair ranks #1,951,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeckt vs bedenkt
Shared letters: bdekt. Private to "bedeckt": c. Private to "bedenkt": n.
"bedeckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bedenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedeckt" and "bedenkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedeckt" or "bedenkt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bedeckt" and "bedenkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedenkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeckt" and "bedenkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeckt vs bezweckt". 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 #1,951,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.