Which to use
“bediene” and “bedienen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,157
- “bediene” frequency rank
- #4,686
- “bedienen” frequency rank
- 49843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bediene | bedienen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedienen | jemandem Dienste leisten |
Where the eye mixes bediene and bedienen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bediene runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against bedienen's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bediene and bedienen
A purely visual mix-up. bediene ([bəˈdiːnə]) and bedienen ([bəˈdiːnən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bediene” sits inside “bedienen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bediene is recorded at frequency rank #45,157, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdiːnə]. bedienen is at rank #4,686, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdiːnən].
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 49843, this pair ranks #1,196,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bediene vs bedienen
Shared letters: bdein. Private to "bediene": -. Private to "bedienen": -.
"bediene" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "bedienen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bediene" and "bedienen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bediene" or "bedienen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bediene" and "bedienen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bediene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedienen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,196,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bediene" and "bedienen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bediene vs bedienten". 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 #1,196,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.