bedeute

[bəˈdɔɪ̯tə]

/[bəˈdɔɪ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“bedeute” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,837
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten

Corpus desk

Index DE-bedeute · bedeute · German

bedeute · rank #19,837 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,837
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barbie

Nearest frequency peer: Barbie (-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 „bedeute“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bedeute“ 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).

bedeute vs Beute
57% similar
bedeute vs Beete
57% similar
bedeute vs bereut
71% similar

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

Key facts for bedeute
PropertyValue
Headwordbedeute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈdɔɪ̯tə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,837
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bedeute“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Barbie“ (#19,836), „bedrängt“ (#19,838), „Ballade“ (#19,835). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bedeute“ bei #19,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bedeute (IPA [bəˈdɔɪ̯tə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,837 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bedeute, with forms such as "bbedeute", "bdeeute", and "beddeute". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Beute", "Beete", "bereut", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bedeute, spelled B-E-D-E-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbedeute
  • bdeeute
  • beddeute
  • bedetue
  • bedeuet
  • beduete
  • beedute
  • ebdeute

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbedeute1bdeeute2beddeute1bedetue2bedeuet2beduete2beedute2ebdeute2
Edit distance from "bedeute"

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 "bedeute"?
"bedeute" is spelled B-E-D-E-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdɔɪ̯tə].
What does "bedeute" mean?
As a verb, "bedeute" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bedeuten
What words are commonly confused with "bedeute"?
"bedeute" is commonly confused with "Beute", "Beete", "bereut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bedeute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedeute" is [bəˈdɔɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedeute" come from?
"bedeute" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ballade#19,835Büchner#19,856another#19,816Dessous#19,867

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Barbie8 variantsZulauf8 variantserging8 variantsFloyd8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list