Which to use
“baute” and “biete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,873
- “baute” frequency rank
- #5,572
- “biete” frequency rank
- 13445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baute | biete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bieten |
Where the eye mixes baute and biete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. baute and biete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between baute and biete
A purely visual mix-up. baute ([ˈbaʊ̯tə]) and biete ([ˈbiːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baute is recorded at frequency rank #7,873, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯tə]. biete is at rank #5,572, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːtə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13445, this pair ranks #1,957,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of baute vs biete
Shared letters: bet. Private to "baute": au. Private to "biete": i.
"baute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "biete" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baute" and "biete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "baute" or "biete"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "baute" and "biete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "biete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baute" and "biete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastei vs baute". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,957,953 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.