Which to use
“Bedenken” is a noun and “bedienten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,873
- “Bedenken” frequency rank
- #36,219
- “bedienten” frequency rank
- 39092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bedenken | bedienten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Erwägen von etwas, das Nachdenken über etwas | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient |
Where the eye mixes Bedenken and bedienten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bedenken runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bedienten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bedenken with bedienten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bedenken is [bəˈdɛŋkn̩] while bedienten is [bəˈdiːntn̩]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bedenken is recorded at frequency rank #2,873, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdɛŋkn̩]. bedienten is at rank #36,219, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːntn̩].
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 39092, this pair ranks #1,546,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bedenken vs bedienten
Shared letters: bden. Private to "Bedenken": k. Private to "bedienten": it.
"Bedenken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bedienten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Bedenken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedienten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,546,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bedenken" and "bedienten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bediene vs bedienten". 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 #1,546,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.