bedauern

[bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]

/[bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“bedauern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,240. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,240
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden bemitleiden, mit jemandem fühlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bedauern · bedauern · German

bedauern · rank #10,240 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,240
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beate

Nearest frequency peer: Beate (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „bedauern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „bedauern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bedauern vs bedaure
75% similar
bedauern vs bedauert
88% similar
bedauern vs Beratern
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bedauern
PropertyValue
Headwordbedauern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,240
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bedauern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bedauernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Beate“ (#10,239), „bang“ (#10,238), „beklagte“ (#10,242). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bedauern“ bei #10,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bedauern (IPA [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,240 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bedauern, with forms such as "bbedauern", "bdeauern", and "beaduern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "bedaure", "bedauert", "Beratern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bedauern, spelled B-E-D-A-U-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden bemitleiden, mit jemandem fühlen
  2. 2
    etwas unerfreulich finden, bereuen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bedauern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er bedauerte seinen Kollegen wegen des Todes von dessen Ehefrau.
  2. Vor Gericht bedauerte der Täter seine Tat.

This word in other languages

lament(English)lamentar(Español)plaindre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbedauern
  • bdeauern
  • beaduern
  • bedaeurn
  • bedauenr
  • bedauernn
  • bedauerrn
  • bedauren
  • beddauern
  • beduaern
  • ebdauern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bedauern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbedauern1bdeauern2beaduern2bedaeurn2bedauenr2bedauernn1bedauerrn1bedauren2
Edit distance from "bedauern"

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 "bedauern"?
"bedauern" is spelled B-E-D-A-U-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn].
What does "bedauern" mean?
As a verb, "bedauern" means: jemanden bemitleiden, mit jemandem fühlen
What words are commonly confused with "bedauern"?
"bedauern" is commonly confused with "bedaure", "bedauert", "Beratern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bedauern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedauern" is [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedauern" come from?
"bedauern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beklagte#10,242Ausstieg#10,235Bischöfe#10,246ausreden#10,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bewährt11 variantsCarsten11 variantsAnstand11 variantsAnleihen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list