Which to use
“bedienstete” and “bediensteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,627
- “bedienstete” frequency rank
- #27,212
- “bediensteten” frequency rank
- 65839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedienstete | bediensteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedienstet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedienstet |
Where the eye mixes bedienstete and bediensteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bedienstete with bediensteten
A purely visual mix-up. bedienstete ([bəˈdiːnstətə]) and bediensteten ([bəˈdiːnstətən]) 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) - “bedienstete” sits inside “bediensteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedienstete is recorded at frequency rank #38,627, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːnstətə]. bediensteten is at rank #27,212, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːnstətən].
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 65839, this pair ranks #593,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedienstete vs bediensteten
Shared letters: bdeinst. Private to "bedienstete": -. Private to "bediensteten": -.
"bedienstete" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVCV · "bediensteten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedienstete ← bbedienstete · bdeienstete · beddienstete · bedeinstete · bediennstete · bediensette · bediensstete · bediensteet
- bediensteten ← bbediensteten · bdeiensteten · beddiensteten · bedeinsteten · bediennsteten · bediensetten · bedienssteten · bediensteetn
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bedienstete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bediensteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #593,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #593,238 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.