Which to use
“Bekannte” is a noun and “benannten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,838
- “Bekannte” frequency rank
- #17,235
- “benannten” frequency rank
- 19073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bekannte | benannten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine weibliche Person, die jemand kennt und die ihn kennt, ohne dass beide befreundet sind | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs benannt |
Where the eye mixes Bekannte and benannten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bekannte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against benannten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Bekannte and benannten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bekannte is [bəˈkantə] while benannten is [bəˈnantn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19073, 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]. benannten is at rank #17,235, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈnantn̩].
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 19073, this pair ranks #1,912,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bekannte vs benannten
Shared letters: abent. Private to "Bekannte": k. Private to "benannten": -.
"Bekannte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "benannten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bekannte" for "benannten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Bekannte" or "benannten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bekannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "benannten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bekannte" and "benannten" 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 #1,912,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.