Which to use
“bedeutenden” is an adjective and “Bedeutungen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,174
- “bedeutenden” frequency rank
- #16,365
- “Bedeutungen” frequency rank
- 24539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeutenden | Bedeutungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedeutend | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bedeutung |
Where the eye mixes bedeutenden and Bedeutungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bedeutenden and Bedeutungen 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 Bedeutungen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedeutenden is [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dən] while Bedeutungen is [bəˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24539, 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]. Bedeutungen is at rank #16,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋən].
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 24539, this pair ranks #1,846,143 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeutenden vs Bedeutungen
Shared letters: bdentu. Private to "bedeutenden": -. Private to "Bedeutungen": g.
"bedeutenden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC · "Bedeutungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedeutenden ← bbedeutenden · bdeeutenden · beddeutenden · bedetuenden · bedeuetnden · bedeutednen · bedeutendden · bedeutendenn
- Bedeutungen ← bbedeutungen · bdeeutungen · beddeutungen · bedetuungen · bedeutnugen · bedeuttungen · bedeutugnen · bedeutunegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedeutenden" and "Bedeutungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bedeutenden" or "Bedeutungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bedeutenden" and "Bedeutungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bedeutungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,846,143 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeutenden" and "Bedeutungen" 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 #1,846,143 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.