Which to use
“bediene” is a verb and “bedient” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,157
- “bediene” frequency rank
- #4,022
- “bedient” frequency rank
- 49179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bediene | bedient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedienen | genervt und unzufrieden, keine Lust mehr verspürend, sich weiter zu engagieren |
Where the eye mixes bediene and bedient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bediene with bedient
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bediene is [bəˈdiːnə] while bedient is [bəˈdiːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “bediene” becomes t in “bedient”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49179, 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]. bedient is at rank #4,022, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːnt].
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 49179, this pair ranks #1,221,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bediene vs bedient
Shared letters: bdein. Private to "bediene": -. Private to "bedient": t.
"bediene" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "bedient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bediene" for "bedient" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bediene" vs "bedient" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bediene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,221,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bediene" and "bedient" 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 #1,221,198 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.