Which to use
“bedeutende” and “bedeutenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,913
- “bedeutende” frequency rank
- #8,174
- “bedeutenden” frequency rank
- 14087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeutende | bedeutenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedeutend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedeutend |
Where the eye mixes bedeutende and bedeutenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bedeutende runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against bedeutenden's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bedeutende vs bedeutenden
A purely visual mix-up. bedeutende ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩də]) and bedeutenden ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “bedeutende” sits inside “bedeutenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedeutende is recorded at frequency rank #5,913, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩də]. bedeutenden is at rank #8,174, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dən].
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 14087, this pair ranks #1,953,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeutende vs bedeutenden
Shared letters: bdentu. Private to "bedeutende": -. Private to "bedeutenden": -.
"bedeutende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "bedeutenden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedeutende ← bbedeutende · bdeeutende · beddeutende · bedetuende · bedeuetnde · bedeutedne · bedeutendde · bedeutened
- bedeutenden ← bbedeutenden · bdeeutenden · beddeutenden · bedetuenden · bedeuetnden · bedeutednen · bedeutendden · bedeutendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedeutende" and "bedeutenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bedeutende" or "bedeutenden"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedeutende" and "bedeutenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeutende" and "bedeutenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeutenden vs bedeuteten". 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 #1,953,649 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.