bietevsbikeConfusable pair

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.

5 ch
biete
4 ch
bike

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

  • bietebbiete · beite · bieet · bitee · ibete
  • bikebbike · biek · bikke · bkie · ibke

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "biete" and "bike" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbiːtə] versus [ˈbaɪ̯kə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "biete" or "bike"?
"biete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,572 in our German list, against #9,516 for "bike". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list