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“bekundete” and “bewunderte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,990
- “bekundete” frequency rank
- #39,249
- “bewunderte” frequency rank
- 87239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bekundete | bewunderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bekundet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bewundert |
Where the eye mixes bekundete and bewunderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bekundete runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against bewunderte's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bekundete vs bewunderte
A purely visual mix-up. bekundete ([bəˈkʊndətə]) and bewunderte ([bəˈvʊndɐtə]) 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 87239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bekundete is recorded at frequency rank #47,990, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈkʊndətə]. bewunderte is at rank #39,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvʊndɐtə].
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 87239, this pair ranks #82,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bekundete vs bewunderte
Shared letters: bdentu. Private to "bekundete": k. Private to "bewunderte": rw.
"bekundete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "bewunderte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bekundete ← bbekundete · bekkundete · beknudete · bekudnete · bekunddete · bekundeet · bekundette · bekundtee
- bewunderte ← bbewunderte · beuwnderte · bewnuderte · bewudnerte · bewundderte · bewunderet · bewunderrte · bewundertte
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bekundete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewunderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bekundete" and "bewunderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bewunderer 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 #82,990 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.