Which to use
“beende” is a verb and “beendete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,089
- “beende” frequency rank
- #10,048
- “beendete” frequency rank
- 38137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beende | beendete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beenden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beendet |
Where the eye mixes beende and beendete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beende runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against beendete's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beende vs beendete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beende is [bəˈʔɛndə] while beendete is [bəˈʔɛndətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beende” sits inside “beendete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beende is recorded at frequency rank #28,089, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔɛndə]. beendete is at rank #10,048, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔɛndətə].
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 38137, this pair ranks #1,571,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beende vs beendete
Shared letters: bden. Private to "beende": -. Private to "beendete": t.
"beende" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "beendete" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beende" for "beendete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "beende" or "beendete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beendete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,571,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beende" and "beendete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beende vs bekenne". 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 #1,571,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.