Which to use
“biete” is a verb and “Bitte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,572
- “biete” frequency rank
- #183
- “Bitte” frequency rank
- 5755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biete | Bitte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bieten | höfliche Ausdrucksform eines Wunsches, einer Aufforderung, eines Ersuchens |
Where the eye mixes biete and Bitte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between biete and Bitte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: biete is [ˈbiːtə] while Bitte is [ˈbɪtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “biete” becomes t in “Bitte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5755, 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]. Bitte is at rank #183, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪtə].
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 5755, this pair ranks #1,993,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of biete vs Bitte
Shared letters: beit. Private to "biete": -. Private to "Bitte": -.
"biete" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Bitte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "biete" for "Bitte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "biete" or "Bitte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "biete" and "Bitte" 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 "Bitte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,993,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biete" and "Bitte" 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 #1,993,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.