Which to use
“bekundet” is a verb and “bekundete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,065
- “bekundet” frequency rank
- #47,990
- “bekundete” frequency rank
- 73055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekundet | bekundete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekunden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bekundet |
Where the eye mixes bekundet and bekundete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bekundet runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bekundete's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bekundet with bekundete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bekundet is [bəˈkʊndət] while bekundete is [bəˈkʊndətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bekundet” sits inside “bekundete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekundet is recorded at frequency rank #25,065, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈkʊndət]. bekundete is at rank #47,990, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈkʊndətə].
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 73055, this pair ranks #371,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bekundet vs bekundete
Shared letters: bdekntu. Private to "bekundet": -. Private to "bekundete": -.
"bekundet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bekundete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bekundet" for "bekundete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bekundet" vs "bekundete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bekundet" and "bekundete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bekundet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bekundete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekundet" and "bekundete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bekundete vs bewunderte". 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 #371,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.