Which to use
“biete” and “bietet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,572
- “biete” frequency rank
- #963
- “bietet” frequency rank
- 6535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biete | bietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bieten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bieten |
Where the eye mixes biete and bietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses biete with bietet
A purely visual mix-up. biete ([ˈbiːtə]) and bietet ([ˈbiːtət]) 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 extra letter(s) - “biete” sits inside “bietet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
biete is recorded at frequency rank #5,572, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːtə]. bietet is at rank #963, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːtət].
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 6535, this pair ranks #1,991,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of biete vs bietet
Shared letters: beit. Private to "biete": -. Private to "bietet": -.
"biete" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "bietet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "biete" for "bietet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "biete" vs "bietet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "biete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biete" and "bietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bible vs biete". 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 #1,991,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.