bietenvsbietetConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
bieten
6 ch
bietet

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

  • bietenbbieten · beiten · bieetn · bietenn · bietne · bietten · biteen · ibeten
  • bietetbbietet · beitet · bieett · bietett · biette · biettet · biteet · ibetet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bieten" for "bietet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbiːtn̩] versus [ˈbiːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bieten" or "bietet"?
"bietet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #963 in our German list, against #1,317 for "bieten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list