Which to use
“bedeutet” and “bedeuteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #695
- “bedeutet” frequency rank
- #32,942
- “bedeuteten” frequency rank
- 33637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedeutet | bedeuteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten |
Where the eye mixes bedeutet and bedeuteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bedeutet runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against bedeuteten's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bedeutet and bedeuteten
A purely visual mix-up. bedeutet ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tət]) and bedeuteten ([bəˈdɔɪ̯tətn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bedeutet” sits inside “bedeuteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedeutet is recorded at frequency rank #695, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tət]. bedeuteten is at rank #32,942, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdɔɪ̯tətn̩].
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 33637, this pair ranks #1,681,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedeutet vs bedeuteten
Shared letters: bdetu. Private to "bedeutet": -. Private to "bedeuteten": n.
"bedeutet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "bedeuteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedeutet ← bbedeutet · bdeeutet · beddeutet · bedetuet · bedeuett · bedeutett · bedeutte · bedeuttet
- bedeuteten ← bbedeuteten · bdeeuteten · beddeuteten · bedetueten · bedeuetten · bedeuteetn · bedeutetenn · bedeutetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedeutet" and "bedeuteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bedeutet" vs "bedeuteten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedeutet" and "bedeuteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeutet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedeuteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,681,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedeutet" and "bedeuteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedeuteten vs bewerteten". 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 #1,681,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.