Which to use
“bekennen” and “bekennt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,672
- “bekennen” frequency rank
- #14,248
- “bekennt” frequency rank
- 26920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekennen | bekennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas offen zugeben; etwas öffentlich sagen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekennen |
Where the eye mixes bekennen and bekennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bekennen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bekennt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bekennen vs bekennt
A purely visual mix-up. bekennen ([bəˈkɛnən]) and bekennt ([bəˈkɛnt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekennen is recorded at frequency rank #12,672, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɛnən]. bekennt is at rank #14,248, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈkɛnt].
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 26920, this pair ranks #1,810,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bekennen vs bekennt
Shared letters: bekn. Private to "bekennen": -. Private to "bekennt": t.
"bekennen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bekennt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bekennen" for "bekennt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bekennen" or "bekennt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bekennen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,810,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekennen" and "bekennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekenne vs bekennt". 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 #1,810,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.