# bester vs biste

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bester
*adjective · IPA [ˈbɛstɐ] · frequency rank #2,287*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut

### biste
*abbrev · IPA [ˈbɪstə] · frequency rank #25,926*
bist du

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bester-vs-biste