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

#19,147
“bedingte” frequency rank
#22,267
“bedingten” frequency rank
41414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bedingte bedingten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedingt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedingt

Where the eye mixes bedingte and bedingten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
bedingte
9 ch
bedingten

Look-alike desk: bedingte vs bedingten

A purely visual mix-up. bedingte ([bəˈdɪŋtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “bedingte” sits inside “bedingten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bedingte is recorded at frequency rank #19,147, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋtə]. 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 41414, this pair ranks #1,480,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bedingte vs bedingten

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

"bedingte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "bedingten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bedingtebbedingte · bdeingte · beddingte · bedignte · bedinget · bedinggte · bedingtte · bedinngte
  • bedingtenbbedingten · bdeingten · beddingten · bedignten · bedingetn · bedinggten · bedingtenn · bedingtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bedingte" and "bedingten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈdɪŋtə] versus [bəˈdɪŋtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bedingte" or "bedingten"?
"bedingte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,147 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bedingte" 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 #1,480,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bedingte" 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 #1,480,152 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