biegtvsBirgitTell them apart

Quick tell: biegt is a verb, Birgit is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“biegt” is a verb and “Birgit” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,272
“biegt” frequency rank
#10,824
“Birgit” frequency rank
35096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature biegt Birgit
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biegen weiblicher Vorname

Where the eye mixes biegt and Birgit

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

5 ch
biegt
6 ch
Birgit

Look-alike desk: biegt vs Birgit

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: biegt is [biːkt] while Birgit is [ˈbɪʁɡɪt]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35096, 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]. Birgit is at rank #10,824, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈbɪʁɡɪt].

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 35096, this pair ranks #1,648,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of biegt vs Birgit

Shared letters: bgit. Private to "biegt": e. Private to "Birgit": r.

"biegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Birgit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • biegtbbiegt · beigt · bieggt · biegtt · bietg · biget · ibegt
  • Birgitbbirgit · bigrit · birggit · birgitt · birgti · birigt · birrgit · brigit

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "biegt" and "Birgit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "biegt" is a verb and "Birgit" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "biegt" or "Birgit" show up more?
"Birgit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,824 in our German list, against #24,272 for "biegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "biegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Birgit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,648,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "biegt" and "Birgit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bebt vs biegt". 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 #1,648,173 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