Which to use
“bekleiden” and “beneiden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,063
- “bekleiden” frequency rank
- #29,026
- “beneiden” frequency rank
- 70089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekleiden | beneiden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Bekleidung versehen | neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat |
Where the eye mixes bekleiden and beneiden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bekleiden runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against beneiden's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bekleiden vs beneiden
A purely visual mix-up. bekleiden ([bəˈklaɪ̯dn̩]) and beneiden ([bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]) 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 70089, 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]. beneiden is at rank #29,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩].
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 70089, this pair ranks #456,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bekleiden vs beneiden
Shared letters: bdein. Private to "bekleiden": kl. Private to "beneiden": -.
"bekleiden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "beneiden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bekleiden" for "beneiden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bekleiden" vs "beneiden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bekleiden" and "beneiden" 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 "beneiden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #456,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekleiden" and "beneiden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beneiden vs bereden". 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 #456,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.