Which to use
“bauten” and “bieten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,801
- “bauten” frequency rank
- #1,317
- “bieten” frequency rank
- 7118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bauten | bieten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen | kundtun, dass man etwas zu leisten bereit ist; etwas zur Verfügung oder in Aussicht stellen, etwas zusichern |
Where the eye mixes bauten and bieten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bauten with bieten
A purely visual mix-up. bauten ([ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]) and bieten ([ˈbiːtn̩]) 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 7118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bauten is recorded at frequency rank #5,801, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]. bieten is at rank #1,317, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːtn̩].
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 7118, this pair ranks #1,989,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bauten vs bieten
Shared letters: bent. Private to "bauten": au. Private to "bieten": i.
"bauten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "bieten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bauten" and "bieten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bauten" vs "bieten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bauten" and "bieten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bieten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bauten" and "bieten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bauten vs Blusen". 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 #1,989,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.