Which to use
“bedienen” is a verb and “Bedienung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,686
- “bedienen” frequency rank
- #10,616
- “Bedienung” frequency rank
- 15302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedienen | Bedienung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem Dienste leisten | Serviceleistung einer Person für eine andere |
Where the eye mixes bedienen and Bedienung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bedienen runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against Bedienung's 9 (CVCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bedienen vs Bedienung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedienen is [bəˈdiːnən] while Bedienung is [bəˈdiːnʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedienen is recorded at frequency rank #4,686, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdiːnən]. Bedienung is at rank #10,616, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdiːnʊŋ].
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 15302, this pair ranks #1,944,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedienen vs Bedienung
Shared letters: bdein. Private to "bedienen": -. Private to "Bedienung": gu.
"bedienen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "Bedienung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedienen" and "Bedienung" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bedienen" or "Bedienung"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedienen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bedienung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedienen" and "Bedienung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bediene vs bedienen". 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 #1,944,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.