Which to use
“bette” and “bitten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,645
- “bette” frequency rank
- #2,536
- “bitten” frequency rank
- 27181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bette | bitten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs betten | jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken |
Where the eye mixes bette and bitten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bette vs bitten
A purely visual mix-up. bette ([ˈbɛtə]) and bitten ([ˈbɪtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bette is recorded at frequency rank #24,645, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɛtə]. bitten is at rank #2,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪtn̩].
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 27181, this pair ranks #1,805,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bette vs bitten
Shared letters: bet. Private to "bette": -. Private to "bitten": in.
"bette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bitten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bette" for "bitten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bette" or "bitten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bette" and "bitten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bitten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,805,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bette" and "bitten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betrete vs bette". 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 #1,805,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.