beendetvsbeendeteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,191
“beendet” frequency rank
#10,048
“beendete” frequency rank
12239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beendet beendete
Definition zum Ende/Abschluss gebracht/geführt; abgeschlossen, vollendet Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beendet

Where the eye mixes beendet and beendete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beendet runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against beendete's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
beendet
8 ch
beendete

Look-alike desk: beendet vs beendete

A purely visual mix-up. beendet ([bəˈʔɛndət]) and beendete ([bəˈʔɛndətə]) 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) - “beendet” sits inside “beendete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beendet is recorded at frequency rank #2,191, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔɛndət]. 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 12239, this pair ranks #1,965,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beendet vs beendete

Shared letters: bdent. Private to "beendet": -. Private to "beendete": -.

"beendet" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "beendete" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beendet ← bbeendet · beednet · beenddet · beendett · beendte · beenedt · beenndet · bendet
  • beendete ← bbeendete · beednete · beenddete · beendeet · beendette · beendtee · beenedte · beenndete

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beendet" and "beendete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔɛndət] versus [bəˈʔɛndətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beendet" vs "beendete" - which ranks higher?
"beendet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,191 in our German list, against #10,048 for "beendete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beendet" 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 #1,965,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beendet" and "beendete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beendete vs bekundete". 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 #1,965,389 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