Which to use
“Bedingung” and “Bedingungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,896
- “Bedingung” frequency rank
- #1,802
- “Bedingungen” frequency rank
- 8698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bedingung | Bedingungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forderung, von der etwas abhängt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bedingung |
Where the eye mixes Bedingung and Bedingungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bedingung runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against Bedingungen's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bedingung with Bedingungen
A purely visual mix-up. Bedingung ([bəˈdɪŋʊŋ]) and Bedingungen ([bəˈdɪŋʊŋən]) 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) - “Bedingung” sits inside “Bedingungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bedingung is recorded at frequency rank #6,896, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋʊŋ]. Bedingungen is at rank #1,802, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdɪŋʊŋən].
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 8698, this pair ranks #1,983,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bedingung vs Bedingungen
Shared letters: bdeginu. Private to "Bedingung": -. Private to "Bedingungen": -.
"Bedingung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Bedingungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bedingung ← bbedingung · bdeingung · beddingung · bedignung · bedinggung · bedingnug · bedingugn · bedingungg
- Bedingungen ← bbedingungen · bdeingungen · beddingungen · bedignungen · bedinggungen · bedingnugen · bedingugnen · bedingunegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bedingung" and "Bedingungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bedingung" or "Bedingungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bedingung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bedingungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bedingung" and "Bedingungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedingen vs Bedingung". 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 #1,983,229 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.