Which to use
“bedeutender” and “bedeutendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,181
- “bedeutender” frequency rank
- #23,848
- “bedeutendes” frequency rank
- 35029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeutender | bedeutendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedeutend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedeutend |
Where the eye mixes bedeutender and bedeutendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bedeutender and bedeutendes 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 bedeutender with bedeutendes
A purely visual mix-up. bedeutender ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dɐ]) and bedeutendes ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dəs]) 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 - r in “bedeutender” becomes s in “bedeutendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedeutender is recorded at frequency rank #11,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dɐ]. bedeutendes is at rank #23,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩dəs].
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 35029, this pair ranks #1,649,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeutender vs bedeutendes
Shared letters: bdentu. Private to "bedeutender": r. Private to "bedeutendes": s.
"bedeutender" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC · "bedeutendes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedeutender ← bbedeutender · bdeeutender · beddeutender · bedetuender · bedeuetnder · bedeutedner · bedeutendder · bedeutenderr
- bedeutendes ← bbedeutendes · bdeeutendes · beddeutendes · bedetuendes · bedeuetndes · bedeutednes · bedeutenddes · bedeutendess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedeutender" and "bedeutendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bedeutender" or "bedeutendes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,649,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeutender" and "bedeutendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeutend 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 #1,649,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.