bekundetevsbewunderteConfusable pair

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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.

9 ch
bekundete
10 ch
bewunderte

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

  • bekundetebbekundete · bekkundete · beknudete · bekudnete · bekunddete · bekundeet · bekundette · bekundtee
  • bewundertebbewunderte · beuwnderte · bewnuderte · bewudnerte · bewundderte · bewunderet · bewunderrte · bewundertte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bekundete" and "bewunderte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈkʊndətə] versus [bəˈvʊndɐtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "bekundete" or "bewunderte" show up more?
"bewunderte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,249 in our German list, against #47,990 for "bekundete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list