bedankten

[bəˈdaŋktn̩]

/[bəˈdaŋktn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bedankten” is uncommon German (frequency #80,127 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,127
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken

Corpus desk

Index DE-bedankten · bedankten · German

bedankten · rank #80,127 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,127
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bedauerlichen

Nearest frequency peer: bedauerlichen (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bedankten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bedankten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bedankten
PropertyValue
Headwordbedankten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈdaŋktn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,127
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bedankten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bedanktenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bedauerlichen“ (#80,128), „befriedigenden“ (#80,129), „bayerischem“ (#80,124). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bedankten“ bei #80,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bedankten is uncommon German at frequency #80,127 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈdaŋktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

bedankten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bedankten, spelled B-E-D-A-N-K-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bedankten"?
"bedankten" is spelled B-E-D-A-N-K-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdaŋktn̩].
What does "bedankten" mean?
As a verb, "bedankten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bedanken
How do you pronounce "bedankten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedankten" is [bəˈdaŋktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedankten" come from?
"bedankten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bedankten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

befähigte#80,130behaviour#80,132behutsame#80,133bemannten#80,137

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list