bedingtvsbedingtenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,942
“bedingt” frequency rank
#22,267
“bedingten” frequency rank
26209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bedingt bedingten
Definition nur unter bestimmten Bedingungen geschehend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedingt

Where the eye mixes bedingt and bedingten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bedingt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against bedingten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
bedingt
9 ch
bedingten

Visual trap between bedingt and bedingten

A purely visual mix-up. bedingt ([bəˈdɪŋt]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bedingt” sits inside “bedingten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bedingt is recorded at frequency rank #3,942, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋt]. 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 26209, this pair ranks #1,821,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bedingt vs bedingten

Shared letters: bdegint. Private to "bedingt": -. Private to "bedingten": -.

"bedingt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "bedingten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bedingt ← bbedingt · bdeingt · beddingt · bedignt · bedinggt · bedingtt · bedinngt · bedintg
  • bedingten ← bbedingten · bdeingten · beddingten · bedignten · bedingetn · bedinggten · bedingtenn · bedingtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bedingt" and "bedingten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈdɪŋt] versus [bəˈdɪŋtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bedingt" vs "bedingten" - which ranks higher?
"bedingt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,942 in our German list, against #22,267 for "bedingten". 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 "bedingt" and "bedingten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bedingt" 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 #1,821,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bedingt" and "bedingten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedingten vs begingen". 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 #1,821,577 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