bedientvsbedingtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bedient” and “bedingt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,022
“bedient” frequency rank
#3,942
“bedingt” frequency rank
7964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bedient bedingt
Definition genervt und unzufrieden, keine Lust mehr verspürend, sich weiter zu engagieren nur unter bestimmten Bedingungen geschehend

Where the eye mixes bedient and bedingt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
bedient
7 ch
bedingt

Look-alike desk: bedient vs bedingt

A purely visual mix-up. bedient ([bəˈdiːnt]) and bedingt ([bəˈdɪŋt]) 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 7964, 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]. bedingt is at rank #3,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋt].

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 7964, this pair ranks #1,986,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bedient vs bedingt

Shared letters: bdeint. Private to "bedient": -. Private to "bedingt": g.

"bedient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "bedingt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bedientbbedient · bdeient · beddient · bedeint · bediennt · bedientt · bedietn · bedinet
  • bedingtbbedingt · bdeingt · beddingt · bedignt · bedinggt · bedingtt · bedinngt · bedintg

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bedient" and "bedingt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈdiːnt] versus [bəˈdɪŋt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bedient" or "bedingt"?
"bedingt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,942 in our German list, against #4,022 for "bedient". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "bedient" and "bedingt" 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 "bedingt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,986,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bedient" and "bedingt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bediene vs bedient". 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 #1,986,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list