BieresvsbieteConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#43,770
“Bieres” frequency rank
#5,572
“biete” frequency rank
49342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bieres biete
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bier 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bieten

Where the eye mixes Bieres and biete

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

6 ch
Bieres
5 ch
biete

Look-alike desk: Bieres vs biete

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bieres is [ˈbiːʁəs] while biete is [ˈbiːtə]. 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 49342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bieres is recorded at frequency rank #43,770, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiːʁəs]. biete is at rank #5,572, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːtə].

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 49342, this pair ranks #1,215,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bieres vs biete

Shared letters: bei. Private to "Bieres": rs. Private to "biete": t.

"Bieres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "biete" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bieresbbieres · beires · bieers · bieress · bierres · bierse · birees · iberes
  • bietebbiete · beite · bieet · bitee · ibete

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bieres" and "biete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Bieres" is a noun and "biete" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Bieres" or "biete" show up more?
"biete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,572 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bieres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "biete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,215,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bieres" and "biete" 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 #1,215,106 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