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“bedienen” and “belieben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,686
- “bedienen” frequency rank
- #15,042
- “belieben” frequency rank
- 19728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedienen | belieben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem Dienste leisten | Lust haben, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes bedienen and belieben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bedienen and belieben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bedienen vs belieben
A purely visual mix-up. bedienen ([bəˈdiːnən]) and belieben ([bəˈliːbn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19728, 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]. belieben is at rank #15,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈliːbn̩].
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 19728, this pair ranks #1,905,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedienen vs belieben
Shared letters: bein. Private to "bedienen": d. Private to "belieben": l.
"bedienen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "belieben" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedienen" and "belieben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bedienen" vs "belieben" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "belieben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,905,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedienen" and "belieben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belieben vs beliefern". 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 #1,905,244 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.