bedeutestvsbedeutetTell them apart

Which to use

“bedeutest” and “bedeutet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,985
“bedeutest” frequency rank
#695
“bedeutet” frequency rank
48680
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bedeutest bedeutet
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten

Where the eye mixes bedeutest and bedeutet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bedeutest runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against bedeutet's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
bedeutest
8 ch
bedeutet

Look-alike desk: bedeutest vs bedeutet

A purely visual mix-up. bedeutest ([bəˈdɔɪ̯təst]) and bedeutet ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tət]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bedeutest is recorded at frequency rank #47,985, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯təst]. bedeutet is at rank #695, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tət].

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 48680, this pair ranks #1,239,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bedeutest vs bedeutet

Shared letters: bdetu. Private to "bedeutest": s. Private to "bedeutet": -.

"bedeutest" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC  ·  "bedeutet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bedeutest ← bbedeutest · bdeeutest · beddeutest · bedetuest · bedeuetst · bedeutesst · bedeutestt · bedeutets
  • bedeutet ← bbedeutet · bdeeutet · beddeutet · bedetuet · bedeuett · bedeutett · bedeutte · bedeuttet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bedeutest" and "bedeutet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈdɔɪ̯təst] versus [bəˈdɔɪ̯tət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "bedeutest" or "bedeutet" show up more?
"bedeutet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #695 in our German list, against #47,985 for "bedeutest". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "bedeutest" and "bedeutet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bedeutest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bedeutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,239,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bedeutest" and "bedeutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeute vs bedeutest". 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 #1,239,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list