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

#18,181
“bediente” frequency rank
#19,147
“bedingte” frequency rank
37328
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bediente bedingte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedingt

Where the eye mixes bediente and bedingte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
bediente
8 ch
bedingte

Look-alike desk: bediente vs bedingte

A purely visual mix-up. bediente ([bəˈdiːntə]) and bedingte ([bəˈdɪŋtə]) 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 37328, 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]. bedingte is at rank #19,147, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋtə].

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 37328, this pair ranks #1,593,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bediente vs bedingte

Shared letters: bdeint. Private to "bediente": -. Private to "bedingte": g.

"bediente" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "bedingte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bedientebbediente · bdeiente · beddiente · bedeinte · bedienet · bediennte · bedientte · bedietne
  • bedingtebbedingte · bdeingte · beddingte · bedignte · bedinget · bedinggte · bedingtte · bedinngte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bediente" for "bedingte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈdiːntə] versus [bəˈdɪŋtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bediente" vs "bedingte" - which ranks higher?
"bediente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,181 in our German list, against #19,147 for "bedingte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "bediente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bedingte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,593,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bediente" and "bedingte" 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 #1,593,059 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