bedanken
[bəˈdaŋkn̩]
The verdict
“bedanken” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,276 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,276
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - seinen Dank für etwas, das man erhalten hat, ausdrücken
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bedanken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈdaŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bedanken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for bedanken is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈdaŋkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,276 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bedanken, with forms such as "bbedanken", "bdeanken", and "beadnken". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "bedankt", "bedenke", "blanken", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bedanken, spelled B-E-D-A-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1seinen Dank für etwas, das man erhalten hat, ausdrücken
- 2jemandem seinen Dank aussprechen
- 3seinen Dank (für etwas) erweisen; jemandem (für etwas) Dank schulden, zu Dank verpflichtet sein
- 4(besonders Soldaten und Dienstboten [förmlich, mit einer Danksagung]) aus dem Dienst entlassen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbedanken,bdeanken,beadnken,bedaknen,bedanekn,bedankenn,bedankken,bedankne,bedannken,beddanken,bednaken,ebdanken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bedanken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bedanken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-D-A-N-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈdaŋkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bedankt” - see the side-by-side comparison. bedanken vs bedankt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.