beendetevsbekundeteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,048
“beendete” frequency rank
#47,990
“bekundete” frequency rank
58038
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beendete bekundete
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs beendet Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bekundet

Where the eye mixes beendete and bekundete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beendete runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against bekundete's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
beendete
9 ch
bekundete

Visual trap between beendete and bekundete

A purely visual mix-up. beendete ([bəˈʔɛndətə]) and bekundete ([bəˈkʊndətə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beendete is recorded at frequency rank #10,048, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʔɛndətə]. bekundete is at rank #47,990, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈkʊndətə].

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 58038, this pair ranks #878,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of beendete vs bekundete

Shared letters: bdent. Private to "beendete": -. Private to "bekundete": ku.

"beendete" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV  ·  "bekundete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beendetebbeendete · beednete · beenddete · beendeet · beendette · beendtee · beenedte · beenndete
  • bekundetebbekundete · bekkundete · beknudete · bekudnete · bekunddete · bekundeet · bekundette · bekundtee

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beendete" for "bekundete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔɛndətə] versus [bəˈkʊndətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beendete" or "bekundete"?
"beendete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,048 in our German list, against #47,990 for "bekundete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "beendete" and "bekundete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beendete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bekundete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #878,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beendete" and "bekundete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekundete vs bewunderte". 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 #878,162 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