bekleidetvsbeneidetWhich spelling fits?

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“bekleidet” and “beneidet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,104
“bekleidet” frequency rank
#40,432
“beneidet” frequency rank
53536
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bekleidet beneidet
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekleiden 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beneiden

Where the eye mixes bekleidet and beneidet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
bekleidet
8 ch
beneidet

Visual trap between bekleidet and beneidet

A purely visual mix-up. bekleidet ([bəˈklaɪ̯dət]) and beneidet ([bəˈnaɪ̯dət]) 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 53536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bekleidet is recorded at frequency rank #13,104, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈklaɪ̯dət]. beneidet is at rank #40,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈnaɪ̯dət].

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 53536, this pair ranks #1,054,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bekleidet vs beneidet

Shared letters: bdeit. Private to "bekleidet": kl. Private to "beneidet": n.

"bekleidet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "beneidet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bekleidetbbekleidet · bekelidet · bekkleidet · beklediet · bekleiddet · bekleidett · bekleidte · bekleiedt
  • beneidetbbeneidet · beenidet · benediet · beneiddet · beneidett · beneidte · beneiedt · beniedet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bekleidet" and "beneidet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈklaɪ̯dət] versus [bəˈnaɪ̯dət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "bekleidet" or "beneidet" show up more?
"bekleidet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,104 in our German list, against #40,432 for "beneidet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bekleidet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beneidet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,054,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bekleidet" and "beneidet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beneiden vs beneidet". 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 #1,054,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list