bedankte

/[bəˈdaŋktə]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,910

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

bedankte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken Pronounced [bəˈdaŋktə]. Often confused with bedenkt and bedenke.

Key facts for bedankte
PropertyValue
Headwordbedankte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈdaŋktə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,910
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bedankte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bedankte is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈdaŋktə]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,910 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for bedankte, with forms such as "bbedankte", "bdeankte", and "beadnkte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "bedenkt", "bedenke", "Bekannte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is bedankte, spelled B-E-D-A-N-K-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbedankte,bdeankte,beadnkte,bedaknte,bedanket,bedankkte,bedanktte,bedannkte,bedantke,beddankte,bednakte,ebdankte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bedankte

Misspelling Variants of "bedankte"

bbedankte9bdeankte8beadnkte8bedaknte8bedanket8bedankkte9bedanktte9bedannkte9
Misspelling Variants of "bedankte"

Frequency rank: #25,910 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bedankte"?
"bedankte" is spelled B-E-D-A-N-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdaŋktə].
What does "bedankte" mean?
As a verb, "bedankte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken
What words are commonly confused with "bedankte"?
"bedankte" is commonly confused with "bedenkt", "bedenke", "Bekannte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bedankte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedankte" is [bəˈdaŋktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedankte" come from?
"bedankte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.