bedauerte

Name: bedauerte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[bəˈdaʊ̯ɐtə]

/[bəˈdaʊ̯ɐtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“bedauerte” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #36,820 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#36,820
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 12
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bedauerte vs bedaure

78% similar

bedauerte vs bedauern

78% similar

bedauerte vs bedauert

89% similar

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

Key facts for bedauerte
Property	Value
Headword	bedauerte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈdaʊ̯ɐtə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#36,820
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bedauerte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bedauerte lands here:

#36,820

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bedauerte is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,820 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 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 bedauerte, with forms such as "bbedauerte", "bdeauerte", and "beaduerte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "bedaure", "bedauern", "bedauert", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bedauerte, spelled B-E-D-A-U-E-R-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbedauerte,bdeauerte,beaduerte,bedaeurte,bedaueret,bedauerrte,bedauertte,bedauetre,bedaurete,beddauerte,beduaerte,ebdauerte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bedauerte - 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.

Edit distance from "bedauerte"

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 "bedauerte"?

"bedauerte" is spelled B-E-D-A-U-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐtə].

What does "bedauerte" mean?

As an adjective, "bedauerte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedauert

What words are commonly confused with "bedauerte"?

"bedauerte" is commonly confused with "bedaure", "bedauern", "bedauert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "bedauerte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedauerte" is [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "bedauerte" come from?

"bedauerte" 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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Using “bedauerte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is B-E-D-A-U-E-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [bəˈdaʊ̯ɐtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “bedaure” - see the side-by-side comparison. bedauerte vs bedaure
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.