bedientenvsbedingtenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,219
“bedienten” frequency rank
#22,267
“bedingten” frequency rank
58486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bedienten bedingten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedient Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedingt

Where the eye mixes bedienten and bedingten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bedienten (CVCVVCCVC) and bedingten (CVCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
bedienten
9 ch
bedingten

Look-alike desk: bedienten vs bedingten

A purely visual mix-up. bedienten ([bəˈdiːntn̩]) and bedingten ([bəˈdɪŋtn̩]) 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 58486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bedienten is recorded at frequency rank #36,219, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdiːntn̩]. bedingten is at rank #22,267, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋtn̩].

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 58486, this pair ranks #860,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bedienten vs bedingten

Shared letters: bdeint. Private to "bedienten": -. Private to "bedingten": g.

"bedienten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "bedingten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bedienten ← bbedienten · bdeienten · beddienten · bedeinten · bedienetn · bediennten · bedientenn · bedientne
  • bedingten ← bbedingten · bdeingten · beddingten · bedignten · bedingetn · bedinggten · bedingtenn · bedingtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bedienten" and "bedingten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈdiːntn̩] versus [bəˈdɪŋtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bedienten" vs "bedingten" - which ranks higher?
"bedingten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,267 in our German list, against #36,219 for "bedienten". 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 "bedienten" and "bedingten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bedienten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bedingten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #860,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bedienten" and "bedingten" 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 #860,885 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