Which to use
“bewilligt” and “billigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,580
- “bewilligt” frequency rank
- #39,843
- “billigt” frequency rank
- 55423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewilligt | billigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewilligen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs billigen |
Where the eye mixes bewilligt and billigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bewilligt runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against billigt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bewilligt vs billigt
A purely visual mix-up. bewilligt ([bəˈvɪlɪçt]) and billigt ([ˈbɪlɪçt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bewilligt is recorded at frequency rank #15,580, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvɪlɪçt]. billigt is at rank #39,843, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪlɪçt].
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 55423, this pair ranks #980,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bewilligt vs billigt
Shared letters: bgilt. Private to "bewilligt": ew. Private to "billigt": -.
"bewilligt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "billigt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bewilligt" for "billigt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bewilligt" or "billigt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bewilligt" and "billigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewilligt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "billigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #980,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewilligt" and "billigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "billigt vs billigte". 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 #980,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.