Which to use
“bieten” is a verb and “Bissen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,317
- “bieten” frequency rank
- #23,060
- “Bissen” frequency rank
- 24377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bieten | Bissen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kundtun, dass man etwas zu leisten bereit ist; etwas zur Verfügung oder in Aussicht stellen, etwas zusichern | die Menge einer festen Speise, die man auf einmal in den Mund nehmen beziehungsweise abbeißen kann |
Where the eye mixes bieten and Bissen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bieten (CVVCVC) and Bissen (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bieten vs Bissen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bieten is [ˈbiːtn̩] while Bissen is [ˈbɪsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24377, 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]. Bissen is at rank #23,060, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪsn̩].
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 24377, this pair ranks #1,848,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bieten vs Bissen
Shared letters: bein. Private to "bieten": t. Private to "Bissen": s.
"bieten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Bissen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bieten" and "Bissen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bieten" or "Bissen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bieten" and "Bissen" 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 "Bissen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bieten" and "Bissen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bissen vs Blusen". 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 #1,848,511 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.