Which to use
“biegt” is a verb and “bien” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,272
- “biegt” frequency rank
- #25,924
- “bien” frequency rank
- 50196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biegt | bien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biegen | vom Menschen her positiv bewertet |
Where the eye mixes biegt and bien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. biegt runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against bien's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: biegt vs bien
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: biegt is [biːkt] while bien is [ˈbjen]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
biegt is recorded at frequency rank #24,272, classified as averb, pronounced [biːkt]. bien is at rank #25,924, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈbjen].
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 50196, this pair ranks #1,182,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of biegt vs bien
Shared letters: bei. Private to "biegt": gt. Private to "bien": n.
"biegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "bien" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "biegt" and "bien" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "biegt" or "bien" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "biegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,182,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biegt" and "bien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bien vs Brenz". 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 #1,182,946 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.