Which to use
“beneide” and “beneiden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,649
- “beneide” frequency rank
- #29,026
- “beneiden” frequency rank
- 51675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beneide | beneiden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beneiden | neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat |
Where the eye mixes beneide and beneiden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beneide runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against beneiden's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beneide vs beneiden
A purely visual mix-up. beneide ([bəˈnaɪ̯də]) 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 extra letter(s) - “beneide” sits inside “beneiden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beneide is recorded at frequency rank #22,649, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈnaɪ̯də]. 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 51675, this pair ranks #1,126,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beneide vs beneiden
Shared letters: bdein. Private to "beneide": -. Private to "beneiden": -.
"beneide" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "beneiden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beneide" and "beneiden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beneide" vs "beneiden" - which ranks higher?
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 "beneide" 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 #1,126,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beneide" 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 #1,126,395 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.