Which to use
“begründet” is an adjective and “bekundet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,711
- “begründet” frequency rank
- #25,065
- “bekundet” frequency rank
- 28776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begründet | bekundet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | berechtigt; mit einem Grund, einer Ursache belegt | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekunden |
Where the eye mixes begründet and bekundet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. begründet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against bekundet's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begründet vs bekundet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: begründet is [bəˈɡʁʏndət] while bekundet is [bəˈkʊndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begründet is recorded at frequency rank #3,711, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡʁʏndət]. bekundet is at rank #25,065, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkʊndət].
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 28776, this pair ranks #1,778,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begründet vs bekundet
Shared letters: bdent. Private to "begründet": grü. Private to "bekundet": ku.
"begründet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "bekundet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bekundet ← bbekundet · bekkundet · beknudet · bekudnet · bekunddet · bekundett · bekundte · bekunedt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begründet" and "bekundet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "begründet" vs "bekundet" - which ranks higher?
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 "begründet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekundet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begründet" and "bekundet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekundet 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 #1,778,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.