Which to use
“bieten” and “bietet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,317
- “bieten” frequency rank
- #963
- “bietet” frequency rank
- 2280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bieten | bietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kundtun, dass man etwas zu leisten bereit ist; etwas zur Verfügung oder in Aussicht stellen, etwas zusichern | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bieten |
Where the eye mixes bieten and bietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bieten and bietet
A purely visual mix-up. bieten ([ˈbiːtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “bieten” becomes t in “bietet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bieten is recorded at frequency rank #1,317, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbiːtn̩]. 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 2280, this pair ranks #2,002,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bieten vs bietet
Shared letters: beit. Private to "bieten": n. Private to "bietet": -.
"bieten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "bietet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bieten" for "bietet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bieten" or "bietet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bieten" and "bietet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bieten" 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 #2,002,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bieten" and "bietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bietet vs bitt". 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 #2,002,718 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.