biegenvsBieresWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: biegen is a verb, Bieres is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“biegen” is a verb and “Bieres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,049
“biegen” frequency rank
#43,770
“Bieres” frequency rank
58819
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature biegen Bieres
Definition einen Gegenstand so verformen, dass sich die Krümmung des Gegenstands ändert Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bier

Where the eye mixes biegen and Bieres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
biegen
6 ch
Bieres

Visual trap between biegen and Bieres

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: biegen is [ˈbiːɡn̩] while Bieres is [ˈbiːʁəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

biegen is recorded at frequency rank #15,049, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːɡn̩]. Bieres is at rank #43,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiːʁəs].

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 58819, this pair ranks #848,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of biegen vs Bieres

Shared letters: bei. Private to "biegen": gn. Private to "Bieres": rs.

"biegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Bieres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • biegenbbiegen · beigen · bieegn · biegenn · bieggen · biegne · bigeen · ibegen
  • Bieresbbieres · beires · bieers · bieress · bierres · bierse · birees · iberes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "biegen" and "Bieres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "biegen" is a verb and "Bieres" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "biegen" or "Bieres" show up more?
"biegen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,049 in our German list, against #43,770 for "Bieres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "biegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bieres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #848,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "biegen" and "Bieres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bieres vs Briefes". 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 #848,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list