Which to use
“Bekannten” and “Bekannter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,584
- “Bekannten” frequency rank
- #4,961
- “Bekannter” frequency rank
- 6545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bekannten | Bekannter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Bekannter | Person männlichen oder unbestimmten Geschlechts, die jemand kennt und die ihn kennt, ohne dass beide befreundet sind |
Where the eye mixes Bekannten and Bekannter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Bekannten and Bekannter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Bekannten and Bekannter
A purely visual mix-up. Bekannten ([bəˈkantn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “Bekannten” becomes r in “Bekannter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bekannten is recorded at frequency rank #1,584, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈkantn̩]. 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 6545, this pair ranks #1,991,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bekannten vs Bekannter
Shared letters: abeknt. Private to "Bekannten": -. Private to "Bekannter": r.
"Bekannten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "Bekannter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bekannten" for "Bekannter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Bekannten" or "Bekannter" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bekannten" 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 #1,991,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bekannten" and "Bekannter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bekannter vs benannte". 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 #1,991,271 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.