Which to use
“Bekannte” and “Bekannter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,838
- “Bekannte” frequency rank
- #4,961
- “Bekannter” frequency rank
- 6799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bekannte | Bekannter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine weibliche Person, die jemand kennt und die ihn kennt, ohne dass beide befreundet sind | Person männlichen oder unbestimmten Geschlechts, die jemand kennt und die ihn kennt, ohne dass beide befreundet sind |
Where the eye mixes Bekannte and Bekannter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Bekannte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against Bekannter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bekannte with Bekannter
A purely visual mix-up. Bekannte ([bəˈkantə]) and Bekannter ([bəˈkantɐ]) 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) - “Bekannte” sits inside “Bekannter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bekannte is recorded at frequency rank #1,838, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈkantə]. Bekannter is at rank #4,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈkantɐ].
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 6799, this pair ranks #1,990,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bekannte vs Bekannter
Shared letters: abeknt. Private to "Bekannte": -. Private to "Bekannter": r.
"Bekannte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "Bekannter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bekannte" and "Bekannter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Bekannte" or "Bekannter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Bekannte" and "Bekannter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bekannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bekannter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bekannte" and "Bekannter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bekannte 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 #1,990,411 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.