Which to use
“beneiden” and “beneidet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,026
- “beneiden” frequency rank
- #40,432
- “beneidet” frequency rank
- 69458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beneiden | beneidet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beneiden |
Where the eye mixes beneiden and beneidet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. beneiden and beneidet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: beneiden vs beneidet
A purely visual mix-up. beneiden ([bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “beneiden” becomes t in “beneidet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beneiden is recorded at frequency rank #29,026, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]. 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 69458, this pair ranks #476,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of beneiden vs beneidet
Shared letters: bdein. Private to "beneiden": -. Private to "beneidet": t.
"beneiden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "beneidet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beneiden" for "beneidet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "beneiden" or "beneidet"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beneiden" 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 #476,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beneiden" and "beneidet" 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 #476,006 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.