Which to use
“Bekannte” is a noun and “bekenne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,838
- “Bekannte” frequency rank
- #43,048
- “bekenne” frequency rank
- 44886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bekannte | bekenne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine weibliche Person, die jemand kennt und die ihn kennt, ohne dass beide befreundet sind | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekennen |
Where the eye mixes Bekannte and bekenne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bekannte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against bekenne's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Bekannte and bekenne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bekannte is [bəˈkantə] while bekenne is [bəˈkɛnə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44886, 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]. bekenne is at rank #43,048, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɛnə].
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 44886, this pair ranks #1,371,461 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bekannte vs bekenne
Shared letters: bekn. Private to "Bekannte": at. Private to "bekenne": -.
"Bekannte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "bekenne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bekannte" for "bekenne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bekannte" vs "bekenne" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bekannte" and "bekenne" 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 "bekenne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,371,461 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bekannte" and "bekenne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekenne vs brenne". 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 #1,371,461 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.