Which to use
“bekleiden” and “bekleidet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,063
- “bekleiden” frequency rank
- #13,104
- “bekleidet” frequency rank
- 54167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekleiden | bekleidet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Bekleidung versehen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekleiden |
Where the eye mixes bekleiden and bekleidet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bekleiden and bekleidet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bekleiden and bekleidet
A purely visual mix-up. bekleiden ([bəˈklaɪ̯dn̩]) and bekleidet ([bəˈklaɪ̯dət]) 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 “bekleiden” becomes t in “bekleidet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekleiden is recorded at frequency rank #41,063, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈklaɪ̯dn̩]. bekleidet is at rank #13,104, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈklaɪ̯dət].
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 54167, this pair ranks #1,029,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bekleiden vs bekleidet
Shared letters: bdeikl. Private to "bekleiden": n. Private to "bekleidet": t.
"bekleiden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "bekleidet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bekleiden" and "bekleidet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bekleiden" or "bekleidet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bekleiden" and "bekleidet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bekleiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekleidet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,029,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekleiden" and "bekleidet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekleiden vs bekleidete". 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 #1,029,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.