Which to use
“bedient” and “bedienten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,022
- “bedient” frequency rank
- #36,219
- “bedienten” frequency rank
- 40241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedient | bedienten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genervt und unzufrieden, keine Lust mehr verspürend, sich weiter zu engagieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient |
Where the eye mixes bedient and bedienten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bedient with bedienten
A purely visual mix-up. bedient ([bəˈdiːnt]) and bedienten ([bəˈdiːntn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bedient” sits inside “bedienten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40241, 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]. bedienten is at rank #36,219, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːntn̩].
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 40241, this pair ranks #1,514,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedient vs bedienten
Shared letters: bdeint. Private to "bedient": -. Private to "bedienten": -.
"bedient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "bedienten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedient" and "bedienten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bedient" or "bedienten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedient" and "bedienten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedienten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,514,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedient" and "bedienten" 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 #1,514,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.