Which to use
“bediente” and “bedienten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,181
- “bediente” frequency rank
- #36,219
- “bedienten” frequency rank
- 54400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bediente | bedienten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient |
Where the eye mixes bediente and bedienten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bediente with bedienten
A purely visual mix-up. bediente ([bəˈdiːntə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “bediente” sits inside “bedienten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bediente is recorded at frequency rank #18,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːntə]. 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 54400, this pair ranks #1,020,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bediente vs bedienten
Shared letters: bdeint. Private to "bediente": -. Private to "bedienten": -.
"bediente" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "bedienten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bediente" for "bedienten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bediente" or "bedienten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bediente" and "bedienten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bediente" 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 #1,020,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bediente" 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 #1,020,418 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.