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“bedeute” and “bedeutete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,837
- “bedeute” frequency rank
- #7,151
- “bedeutete” frequency rank
- 26988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeute | bedeutete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten |
Where the eye mixes bedeute and bedeutete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bedeute runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against bedeutete's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bedeute vs bedeutete
A purely visual mix-up. bedeute ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tə]) and bedeutete ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tətə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bedeute” sits inside “bedeutete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedeute is recorded at frequency rank #19,837, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tə]. bedeutete is at rank #7,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tətə].
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 26988, this pair ranks #1,809,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeute vs bedeutete
Shared letters: bdetu. Private to "bedeute": -. Private to "bedeutete": -.
"bedeute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "bedeutete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedeute" and "bedeutete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedeute" or "bedeutete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bedeute" and "bedeutete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeute" and "bedeutete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeute vs bedeutest". 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 #1,809,095 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.