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

#19,147
“bedingte” frequency rank
#16,097
“besiegte” frequency rank
35244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bedingte besiegte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedingt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besiegt

Where the eye mixes bedingte and besiegte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
bedingte
8 ch
besiegte

Why the eye confuses bedingte with besiegte

A purely visual mix-up. bedingte ([bəˈdɪŋtə]) 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 35244, 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]. 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 35244, this pair ranks #1,644,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bedingte vs besiegte

Shared letters: begit. Private to "bedingte": dn. Private to "besiegte": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bedingtebbedingte · bdeingte · beddingte · bedignte · bedinget · bedinggte · bedingtte · bedinngte
  • besiegtebbesiegte · beisegte · beseigte · besieget · besieggte · besiegtte · besietge · besigete

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bedingte" and "besiegte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈdɪŋtə] versus [bəˈziːktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bedingte" vs "besiegte" - which ranks higher?
"besiegte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,097 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.

Useful next steps

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 "besiegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,644,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bedingte" and "besiegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedingen vs bedingte". 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 #1,644,524 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