Which to use
“bedient” and “bediente” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,022
- “bedient” frequency rank
- #18,181
- “bediente” frequency rank
- 22203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedient | bediente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genervt und unzufrieden, keine Lust mehr verspürend, sich weiter zu engagieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient |
Where the eye mixes bedient and bediente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bedient with bediente
A purely visual mix-up. bedient ([bəˈdiːnt]) and bediente ([bəˈdiːntə]) 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) - “bedient” sits inside “bediente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedient is recorded at frequency rank #4,022, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːnt]. bediente is at rank #18,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːntə].
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 22203, this pair ranks #1,877,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedient vs bediente
Shared letters: bdeint. Private to "bedient": -. Private to "bediente": -.
"bedient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "bediente" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bedient" for "bediente" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bedient" or "bediente" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bediente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedient" and "bediente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bediene vs bediente". 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 #1,877,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.