Which to use
“bediente” and “besiegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,181
- “bediente” frequency rank
- #16,097
- “besiegte” frequency rank
- 34278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bediente | besiegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besiegt |
Where the eye mixes bediente and besiegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bediente vs besiegte
A purely visual mix-up. bediente ([bəˈdiːntə]) and besiegte ([bəˈziːktə]) 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 34278, 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]. besiegte is at rank #16,097, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈziːktə].
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 34278, this pair ranks #1,666,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bediente vs besiegte
Shared letters: beit. Private to "bediente": dn. Private to "besiegte": gs.
"bediente" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "besiegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bediente" and "besiegte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bediente" or "besiegte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bediente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besiegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,666,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bediente" and "besiegte" 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 #1,666,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.