Which to use
“Biene” and “Bier” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,376
- “Biene” frequency rank
- #1,282
- “Bier” frequency rank
- 17658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Biene | Bier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | behaartes, fliegendes Insekt aus der Ordnung der Hautflügler; | aus Hopfen, Malz und Wasser gebrautes (meistens) alkoholisches Getränk |
Where the eye mixes Biene and Bier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Biene vs Bier
A purely visual mix-up. Biene ([ˈbiːnə]) and Bier ([biːɐ̯]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Biene is recorded at frequency rank #16,376, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiːnə]. Bier is at rank #1,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced [biːɐ̯].
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 17658, this pair ranks #1,925,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Biene vs Bier
Shared letters: bei. Private to "Biene": n. Private to "Bier": r.
"Biene" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Bier" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Biene" and "Bier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Biene" vs "Bier" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Biene" and "Bier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Biene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Biene" and "Bier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Biene 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 #1,925,431 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.