Which to use
“bedeuten” and “bedeutet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,487
- “bedeuten” frequency rank
- #695
- “bedeutet” frequency rank
- 3182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeuten | bedeutet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas heißen, etwas bezeichnen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten |
Where the eye mixes bedeuten and bedeutet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bedeuten and bedeutet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bedeuten vs bedeutet
A purely visual mix-up. bedeuten ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]) and bedeutet ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tət]) 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 a single letter - n in “bedeuten” becomes t in “bedeutet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedeuten is recorded at frequency rank #2,487, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]. bedeutet is at rank #695, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tət].
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 3182, this pair ranks #2,000,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeuten vs bedeutet
Shared letters: bdetu. Private to "bedeuten": n. Private to "bedeutet": -.
"bedeuten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "bedeutet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeuten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeuten" and "bedeutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeuten 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 #2,000,765 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.