BiestvsBitsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Biest” and “Bits” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,910
“Biest” frequency rank
#26,787
“Bits” frequency rank
48697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Biest Bits
Definition widerwärtiges Tier Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bit

Where the eye mixes Biest and Bits

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Biest
4 ch
Bits

Look-alike desk: Biest vs Bits

A purely visual mix-up. Biest ([biːst]) and Bits ([bɪt͡s]) 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 48697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Biest is recorded at frequency rank #21,910, classified as anoun, pronounced [biːst]. Bits is at rank #26,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɪt͡s].

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 48697, this pair ranks #1,239,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Biest vs Bits

Shared letters: bist. Private to "Biest": e. Private to "Bits": -.

"Biest" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Bits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Biestbbiest · beist · biesst · biestt · biets · biset · ibest
  • Bitsbbits · bitss · bitts · btis · ibts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Biest" for "Bits" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([biːst] versus [bɪt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Biest" vs "Bits" - which ranks higher?
"Biest" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,910 in our German list, against #26,787 for "Bits". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Biest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,239,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Biest" and "Bits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bims vs Bits". 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 #1,239,011 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