Which to use
“bedeutenden” and “bedeutender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,174
- “bedeutenden” frequency rank
- #11,181
- “bedeutender” frequency rank
- 19355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeutenden | bedeutender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedeutend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedeutend |
Where the eye mixes bedeutenden and bedeutender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bedeutenden and bedeutender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bedeutenden with bedeutender
A purely visual mix-up. bedeutenden ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dən]) and bedeutender ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dɐ]) 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 “bedeutenden” becomes r in “bedeutender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedeutenden is recorded at frequency rank #8,174, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dən]. bedeutender is at rank #11,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dɐ].
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 19355, this pair ranks #1,909,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeutenden vs bedeutender
Shared letters: bdentu. Private to "bedeutenden": -. Private to "bedeutender": r.
"bedeutenden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC · "bedeutender" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedeutenden ← bbedeutenden · bdeeutenden · beddeutenden · bedetuenden · bedeuetnden · bedeutednen · bedeutendden · bedeutendenn
- bedeutender ← bbedeutender · bdeeutender · beddeutender · bedetuender · bedeuetnder · bedeutedner · bedeutendder · bedeutenderr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedeutenden" and "bedeutender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bedeutenden" or "bedeutender"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeutenden" and "bedeutender" 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 #1,909,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.