Which to use
“bedenkt” is a verb and “bedingt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,989
- “bedenkt” frequency rank
- #3,942
- “bedingt” frequency rank
- 12931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedenkt | bedingt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken | nur unter bestimmten Bedingungen geschehend |
Where the eye mixes bedenkt and bedingt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bedenkt and bedingt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bedenkt and bedingt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedenkt is [bəˈdɛŋkt] while bedingt is [bəˈdɪŋt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedenkt is recorded at frequency rank #8,989, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɛŋkt]. bedingt is at rank #3,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋt].
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 12931, this pair ranks #1,961,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedenkt vs bedingt
Shared letters: bdent. Private to "bedenkt": k. Private to "bedingt": gi.
"bedenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bedingt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedenkt" and "bedingt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bedenkt" vs "bedingt" - 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 "bedenkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedingt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedenkt" and "bedingt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeckte vs bedenkt". 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 #1,961,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.