# Biber vs bien

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Biber
*noun · IPA [ˈbiːbɐ] · frequency rank #17,537*
zu den Nagetieren gehörende Tierfamilie (nur Plural)

### bien
*adverb · IPA [ˈbjen] · frequency rank #25,924*
vom Menschen her positiv bewertet

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