Which to use
“bedenke” is a verb and “bediente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,849
- “bedenke” frequency rank
- #18,181
- “bediente” frequency rank
- 39030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedenke | bediente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient |
Where the eye mixes bedenke and bediente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bedenke with bediente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedenke is [bəˈdɛŋkə] while bediente is [bəˈdiːntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39030, 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]. bediente is at rank #18,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːntə].
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 39030, this pair ranks #1,548,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedenke vs bediente
Shared letters: bden. Private to "bedenke": k. Private to "bediente": it.
"bedenke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bediente" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedenke" and "bediente" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bedenke" or "bediente" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedenke" and "bediente" 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 "bediente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,548,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedenke" and "bediente" 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 #1,548,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.