Which to use
“bedenke” and “bedenkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,849
- “bedenke” frequency rank
- #8,989
- “bedenkt” frequency rank
- 29838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedenke | bedenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken |
Where the eye mixes bedenke and bedenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedenke (CVCVCCV) and bedenkt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between bedenke and bedenkt
A purely visual mix-up. bedenke ([bəˈdɛŋkə]) and bedenkt ([bəˈdɛŋkt]) 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 a single letter - e in “bedenke” becomes t in “bedenkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedenke is recorded at frequency rank #20,849, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɛŋkə]. 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 29838, this pair ranks #1,759,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedenke vs bedenkt
Shared letters: bdekn. Private to "bedenke": -. Private to "bedenkt": t.
"bedenke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bedenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedenke" and "bedenkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bedenke" or "bedenkt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bedenke" and "bedenkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedenke" 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 #1,759,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedenke" and "bedenkt" 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 #1,759,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.