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“bedenkt” and “bekennt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,989
- “bedenkt” frequency rank
- #14,248
- “bekennt” frequency rank
- 23237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedenkt | bekennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedenken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekennen |
Where the eye mixes bedenkt and bekennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bedenkt and bekennt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bedenkt vs bekennt
A purely visual mix-up. bedenkt ([bəˈdɛŋkt]) and bekennt ([bəˈkɛnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23237, 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]. bekennt is at rank #14,248, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɛnt].
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 23237, this pair ranks #1,863,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedenkt vs bekennt
Shared letters: beknt. Private to "bedenkt": d. Private to "bekennt": -.
"bedenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "bekennt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedenkt" and "bekennt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedenkt" or "bekennt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bedenkt" and "bekennt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedenkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedenkt" and "bekennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekenne vs bekennt". 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 #1,863,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.