Which to use
“biete” and “bike” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,572
- “biete” frequency rank
- #9,516
- “bike” frequency rank
- 15088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biete | bike |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bieten | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biken |
Where the eye mixes biete and bike
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between biete and bike
A purely visual mix-up. biete ([ˈbiːtə]) and bike ([ˈbaɪ̯kə]) 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 15088, 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]. bike is at rank #9,516, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯kə].
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 15088, this pair ranks #1,946,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of biete vs bike
Shared letters: bei. Private to "biete": t. Private to "bike": k.
"biete" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "bike" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "biete" and "bike" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "biete" or "bike"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "biete" and "bike" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "biete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bike" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biete" and "bike" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bike vs Bims". 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 #1,946,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.