bedeuten

[bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]

/[bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bedeuten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,487. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,487
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas heißen, etwas bezeichnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bedeuten · bedeuten · German

bedeuten · rank #2,487 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,487
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgeschlossen

Nearest frequency peer: ausgeschlossen (-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 „bedeuten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bedeuten“ 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).

bedeuten vs bereuen
75% similar
bedeuten vs bedeutet
88% similar
bedeuten vs bereiten
75% similar

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

Key facts for bedeuten
PropertyValue
Headwordbedeuten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,487
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bedeuten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bedeutenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgeschlossen“ (#2,486), „begeistert“ (#2,488), „auftreten“ (#2,485). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bedeuten“ bei #2,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bedeuten (IPA [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,487 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bedeuten, with forms such as "bbedeuten", "bdeeuten", and "beddeuten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bereuen", "bedeutet", "bereiten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bedeuten, spelled B-E-D-E-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas heißen, etwas bezeichnen
  2. 2
    für jemanden einen bestimmten Wert haben
  3. 3
    etwas ankündigen
  4. 4
    jemandem eine Andeutung machen, etwas zu tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das englische Verb „to know“ bedeutet auf Deutsch soviel wie „wissen“.
  2. Was [der Brexit] für Unternehmen auf der Insel und auf dem Kontinent bedeutet, kann [im November 2018] niemand wirklich beantworten.

Synonyms

heißenbezeichnenankündigenprophezeienverheißenvorhersagenandeuten

This word in other languages

mean(English)significar(Español)signifier(Français)significar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbedeuten
  • bdeeuten
  • beddeuten
  • bedetuen
  • bedeuetn
  • bedeutenn
  • bedeutne
  • bedeutten
  • bedueten
  • beeduten
  • ebdeuten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbedeuten1bdeeuten2beddeuten1bedetuen2bedeuetn2bedeutenn1bedeutne2bedeutten1
Edit distance from "bedeuten"

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 "bedeuten"?
"bedeuten" is spelled B-E-D-E-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩].
What does "bedeuten" mean?
As a verb, "bedeuten" means: etwas heißen, etwas bezeichnen
What words are commonly confused with "bedeuten"?
"bedeuten" is commonly confused with "bereuen", "bedeutet", "bereiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bedeuten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedeuten" is [bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedeuten" come from?
"bedeuten" 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 "bedeuten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

aufhören#2,483entstand#2,493Fahrzeug#2,497geeignet#2,499

Similar misspelling depth

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

besucht11 variantsAchtung11 variantssolcher11 variantsmachten11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list