Which to use
“Biene” is a noun and “bing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,376
- “Biene” frequency rank
- #18,498
- “bing” frequency rank
- 34874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Biene | bing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | behaartes, fliegendes Insekt aus der Ordnung der Hautflügler; | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bingen |
Where the eye mixes Biene and bing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Biene vs bing
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Biene is [ˈbiːnə] while bing is [bɪnd͡ʒ]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34874, 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]. bing is at rank #18,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [bɪnd͡ʒ].
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 34874, this pair ranks #1,653,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Biene vs bing
Shared letters: bin. Private to "Biene": e. Private to "bing": g.
"Biene" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "bing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Biene" for "bing" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Biene" or "bing" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Biene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,653,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Biene" and "bing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bims vs bing". 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 #1,653,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.