Which to use
“bedeutende” and “bedeutendste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,913
- “bedeutende” frequency rank
- #19,146
- “bedeutendste” frequency rank
- 25059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeutende | bedeutendste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedeutend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs bedeutend |
Where the eye mixes bedeutende and bedeutendste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bedeutende runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against bedeutendste's 12 (CVCVVCVCCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bedeutende and bedeutendste
A purely visual mix-up. bedeutende ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩də]) and bedeutendste ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩t͡stə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25059, 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]. bedeutendste is at rank #19,146, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩t͡stə].
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 25059, this pair ranks #1,838,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeutende vs bedeutendste
Shared letters: bdentu. Private to "bedeutende": -. Private to "bedeutendste": s.
"bedeutende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "bedeutendste" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedeutende ← bbedeutende · bdeeutende · beddeutende · bedetuende · bedeuetnde · bedeutedne · bedeutendde · bedeutened
- bedeutendste ← bbedeutendste · bdeeutendste · beddeutendste · bedetuendste · bedeuetndste · bedeutednste · bedeutenddste · bedeutendset
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedeutende" and "bedeutendste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bedeutende" or "bedeutendste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedeutende" and "bedeutendste" 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 "bedeutendste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeutende" and "bedeutendste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeutende vs bedeutendes". 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 #1,838,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.